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A time-dependent compressible turbulent Navier-Stokes analysis is applied to the oscillating airfoil flow field problem. The turbulence model is based upon a turbulence energy equation. Results obtained for an airfoil oscillating in pitch are compared to data.
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Shamroth, S.J. (1981). A Turbulent Flow Navier-Stokes Analysis for an Airfoil Oscillating in Pitch. In: Michel, R., Cousteix, J., Houdeville, R. (eds) Unsteady Turbulent Shear Flows. International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81732-8_15
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