trailing-edge vortex
1Vortex — A vortex (pl. vortices ) is a spinning, often turbulent, flow of fluid. Any spiral motion with closed streamlines is vortex flow. The motion of the fluid swirling rapidly around a center is called a vortex. The speed and rate of rotation of the… …
2Vortex generator — A vortex generator is an aerodynamic surface, consisting of a small vane that creates a vortex.Peppler, I.L.: From The Ground Up , page 23. Aviation Publishers Co. Limited, Ottawa Ontario, Twenty Seventh Revised Edition, 1996. ISBN 09690054 9 0]… …
3Vortex lattice method — The Vortex lattice method, (VLM), is a numerical, Computational fluid dynamics, method used mainly in the early stages of aircraft design and in aerodynamic education at university level. The VLM models the lifting surfaces, such as a wing, of an …
4Vortex Indicator — The Vortex Indicator is a technical indicator invented by Etienne Botes and Douglas Siepman to identify the start of a new trend or the continuation of an existing trend within financial markets. It was published in the January 2010 edition of… …
5Starting vortex — The starting vortex is a vortex which forms in the air adjacent to the trailing edge of an airfoil as it is accelerated from rest in a fluid. [Clancy, L.J., Aerodynamics , Figure 4.7] It leaves the airfoil (which now has an equal but opposite… …
6Horseshoe vortex — The horseshoe vortex model is a simplified representation of the vortex system of a wing. In this model the wing vorticity is modelled by a bound vortex of constant circulation, travelling with the wing, and two trailing vortices, therefore… …
7Leading edge — The leading edge is a line connecting the forward most points of a wing s profile. In other words, it s the front edge of the wing. When an aircraft is moving forward, the leading edge is that part of the wing that first contacts the air.Crane,… …
8Delayed stall — The existence of the delayed stall can be related to the a prolonged attachment of the leading edge vortex on an insect s wing. Insects fly at high angles of attack, and through their motion, a leading edge vortex (LEV) and a trailing edge vortex …
9Kutta condition — The Kutta condition is a principle in steady flow fluid dynamics, especially aerodynamics, that is applicable to solid bodies which have sharp corners such as the trailing edges of airfoils. It is named for German mathematician and aerodynamicist …
10Lift (force) — For other uses, see Lift. Boeing 747 8F landing A fluid flowing past the surface of a body exerts a surface force on it. Lift is the component of this force that is perpendicular to the …
