The flow in the near wake of an inflating parachute canopy

16th AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Desabrais, K J ^a   Johari, H ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DRAG; PARACHUTES; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

CANOPY DIAMETERS; FLEXIBLE PARACHUTE; INFINITE MASS; LOCAL MAXIMUM; PARACHUTE CANOPY; SEPARATED SHEAR LAYERS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; VELOCITY FIELD;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 85088756493     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-2009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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