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Department of Mechanical Engineering
An experimental study of the aerodynamic characteristics of a wing in close proximity to a moving ground plane
Abstract
dc:description.abstractA wind-tunnel investigation was conducted to determine the effect of ground proximity on the aerodynamic characteristics of a slender un-cambered DHM1TU rectangular wing of aspect ratio 3. A moving-belt ground plane and elevated aerodynamic balance facility were designed and installed in the UCT McMillan Laboratory open test-section wind tunnel. ... The results indicated that as the ground was approached the wing experienced an increase in the lift-curve slope and a reduction in induced drag, which resulted in an increase in the lift-drag ratio.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher.institution
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2006
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Rhodes, Steven C
- Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
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- Sayers, Anthony
Rights
- Language dc:language.iso
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Handle dc:identifier.uri
- http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5480
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5480