Large-eddy simulation of aircraft wake vortex deformation and topology

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 225, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1336-1350

  Hennemann, I ^a   Holzapfel F ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEFORMATION; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; OPTICAL RADAR; TOPOLOGY; TRAFFIC CONTROL; WAKES;

AIRCRAFT WAKE VORTICES; COUNTER ROTATING; FIELD EXPERIMENT; LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; POSTPROCESSING ALGORITHMS; TEMPERATURE STRATIFICATION; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 84857757967     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: 20413025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954410011402257     Document Type: Article

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