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Passive Reduction of Aerodynamic Rolling Moment for a Launch Vehicle
Lect.Notes Mechanical Engineering
Design and Development of Aerospace Vehicles and Propulsion Systems ; Kapitel : 26 ; 359-375
2021-03-19
17 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Aerodynamic rolling moment , Roll dynamics , Wire tunnels , Core-alone launch vehicle , CFD , SU<inline-formula><alternatives><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><msup><mrow></mrow><mn>2</mn></msup></math><tex-math>\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$^2$$\end{document}</tex-math><inline-graphic></inline-graphic></alternatives></inline-formula> Engineering , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics , Fluid- and Aerodynamics , Engineering Fluid Dynamics
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