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Types of Flow on Swept Wings With Special Reference to Free Boundaries and Vortex Sheets

With Special Reference to Free Boundaries and Vortex Sheets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2016

D. Küchemann
D. Küchemann*
Affiliation:
Royal Aircraft Establishment
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Summary

This is a discussion of the various types of flow which may occur on thin swept wings when the air stream is not attached to the wing surface everywhere. In particular, the behaviour of vortex sheets which arise from such mixed flows is examined.

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Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 57 , Issue 515 , November 1953 , pp. 683 - 699
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1953

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