Thin Airfoils with Small Traeling-edge Flaps at Arbitrary Angles
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The method of matched asymptotic expansions is used to solve the problem of flow over a thin airfoil possessing a trailing-edge appendage, which may be of a general character, but is confined to a region of small size compared to the airfoil's chord. A feature of this asymptotic solution is effective de-coupling of the flow problems for the main airfoil and the flap. The special case of an attached flat flap set at an arbitrary angle is solved in detail.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008