Aerodynamic drag reduction for a simple bluff body using base bleed

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Howell, Jeff ^a   Sheppard, Andrew ^a   Blakemore, Alex ^b  

^a JAGUAR LAND ROVER   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; DRAG REDUCTION; POROSITY; WIND TUNNELS;

BLEED FLOW; BLEED RATES; BLUFF BODY; CAVITY SIZE; LOW VELOCITIES; OPTIMUM POROSITY; POROSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; WIND TUNNEL TESTS;

AERODYNAMIC DRAG;

EID: 85072446562     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2003-01-0995     Document Type: Conference Paper

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