A RANS investigation of wind tunnel interference effects on delta wing aerodynamics

21st AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Allan, M R ^a   Badcock, K J ^a   Barakos, G N ^a   Richards, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CFD; Delta wing; Tunnel interference; Vortex breakdown

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; VORTEX FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

DELTA WINGS; DOMINANT FACTOR; EULER SIMULATION; PITCHING MOTION; RANS SIMULATION; TUNNEL INTERFERENCE; TUNNEL WALL; VORTEX BREAKDOWN;

DELTA WING AIRCRAFT;

EID: 85067321218     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-4214     Document Type: Conference Paper

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