Aerodynamic characterization of a NACA 0018 airfoil at low Reynolds numbers

40th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Gerakopulos, Ryan ^a,b   Boutilier, Michael S H ^a,b   Yarusevych, Serhiy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; LIFT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEPARATION;

AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION; ANGLES OF ATTACK; LIFT COEFFICIENT; LINEAR GROWTH; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEPARATION BUBBLE; STALL ANGLES; SURFACE PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS;

ANGLE OF ATTACK;

EID: 78649463400     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2010-4629     Document Type: Conference Paper

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