Drag reduction of airfoils with miniflaps. Can we learn from dragonflies?

Fluids 2000 Conference and Exhibit

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  Bechert, D W ^a   Meyer, R ^a   Hage, W ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DRAG REDUCTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FLOW SEPARATION; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS; WINGS;

ABSOLUTE INSTABILITY; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; KARMAN VORTEX STREET; LIFT TO DRAG RATIO; PARAMETER REGIMES; SUBSONIC VELOCITY; TRAILING EDGE MODIFICATIONS; WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENT;

LIFT DRAG RATIO;

EID: 85088720523     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-2315     Document Type: Conference Paper

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