LIU, Peng ;CAI, Jinglun ;JIN, Hui ;YIN, Yibing ;KANG, Ludi ;CHEN, Xian .
Study on the Trade-off Mechanism Between Flow Field Uniformity and Turbulent Pressure Pulsations in Back-Pressure Matching for Supersonic Wind Tunnels.
Articles in Press, [S.l.], v. 0, n.0, p. , march 2026.
ISSN 0039-2480.
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Study on the Trade-off Mechanism Between Flow Field Uniformity and Turbulent Pressure Pulsations in Back-Pressure Matching for Supersonic Wind Tunnels.
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Liu, Peng, Cai, Jinglun, Jin, Hui, Yin, Yibing, Kang, Ludi, AND Chen, Xian.
"Study on the Trade-off Mechanism Between Flow Field Uniformity and Turbulent Pressure Pulsations in Back-Pressure Matching for Supersonic Wind Tunnels" Articles in Press [Online], Volume 0 Number 0 (27 March 2026)
