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Wake flow past a plate with spoiler

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A simple finite wake model for free streamline flow past a split plate is considered. An inverse problem is solved analytically by Riemann-Hilbert techniques. Numerical results for drag/lift are compared with experimental data for spoilers and split flaps and with theoretical results by Elcrat & Wentz (1983). Wakes of zero drag and wake overpressure are discussed.

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Si studia un semplice modello a scia finita per l'analisi teorica di spoiler e split flap. Si risolve analiticamente un problema inverso mediante tecniche alla Riemann-Hilbert, e si confrontano i risultati numerici per la resistenza e la portanza con dati sperimentali e teorici dovuti a Elcrat & Wentz (1983). Viene messa in luce la presenza di scie con resistenza nulla e con sovrapressione.

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Roma, La Sapienza, Italy

    Piero Bassanini

  2. Istituto Matematico “G. Castelnuovo”, Città Universitaria, 00185, ROMA, Italy

    Piero Bassanini

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Bassanini, P. Wake flow past a plate with spoiler. Z. angew. Math. Phys. 35, 658–670 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00952111

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