An experimental investigation of airfoils with perforated Gurney-type flaps

The Gurney flap can provide an increase in lift with a small drag penalty up to a flap height of approximately 3% of the chord. For flap height larger than 3% chord (herein referred to as Gurney-type flap), there is a significant increase in drag, causing a deteriorating lift-to-drag ratio. In this...

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Main Author: Ko, Lok Sun
Other Authors: Timothy Lee (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2011
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=96955

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