Experimental investigation into unsteadiness and instability in passenger car aerodynamics

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Sims Williams, D B ^a   Dominy, R G ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLOW UNSTEADINESS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN CORRECTION; HOT-WIRE PROBES; MODEL GEOMETRY; SEPARATION BUBBLE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES;

WAKES;

EID: 85072477155     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/980391     Document Type: Conference Paper

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