It is demonstrated that wing-tip vortices with buoyant cores can be made in a wind tunnel. Wing-tip vortices generated by an aircraft often become buoyant, because of heating effects due to the jet exhaust or in connection with a descending motion in a stable atmosphere. A description of wind-tunnel studies is given, taking into account the experimental conditions, the transition to turbulence, and the drift of the buoyant vortex. A computer simulation of wing-tip vortices is also discussed.


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    Title :

    Wind-tunnel tests and computer simulations of buoyant wing-tip vortices


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Conference on Aerospace and Aeronautical Meteorology ; 1974 ; El Paso, TX


    Publication date :

    1974-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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