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Wake Curvature and the Kutta Condition in Laminar Flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

S N Brown  and
K Stewartson
S N Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University College, London
K Stewartson
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University College, London
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Summary

The velocity defect in the wake and its curvature lead to a pressure jump across it. As a result the pressure distribution on the aerofoil and the lift are modified.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , November 1975 , pp. 275 - 280
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1975

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