Reynolds number and scale effects on inflating parachute canopies

15th Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 258-268

  Desabrais, K J ^a   Johari, H ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; CCD CAMERAS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE WATERS;

INFINITE MASS; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; PARACHUTE CANOPY; QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; SCALE EFFECTS; SMALL-SCALE MODELS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; WEAK DEPENDENCES;

PARACHUTES;

EID: 84982318720     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-1736     Document Type: Conference Paper

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