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This work presents results obtained from PlY measurements done in the wake of a swept and tapered transport-type aircraft wing model. The measurements are condueted in a water tunnel up to 4 spans behind the model. A fin is mounted on the upper side of the wing just in front of the outer flap edge. The influence of this fin on the structure of the vortex wake and the hazard posed to a following aircraft is investigated. The fin alters the structure of the vortices which may lead to an accelerated decay further downstream. In the investigated cases the fin also stimulates the meandering of the vortices, which alters the dynamic effects when a following aircraft enters the wake.
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Kauertz, S., Neuwerth, G., Schüll, R. (2006). Investigations on the Influence of Fins on the Extended Nearfield of a Wing inHigh-Lift Configuration. In: Rath, HJ., Holze, C., Heinemann, HJ., Henke, R., Hönlinger, H. (eds) New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics V. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design (NNFM), vol 92. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33287-9_5
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