Description of a correlation, derived from water tank measurements in the wake of wings towed under water, that makes it possible to predict the downstream distance behind an aircraft in flight where its trailing vortex will begin to decay. Comparisons of measured and predicted data are discussed.
Correlation for estimating vortex rotational velocity downstream dependence
Journal of Aircraft ; 11
1974-11-01
Miscellaneous
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English
Correlation Between Vortex Strength and Axial Velocity in a Trailing Vortex
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