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Nomenclature


$b$		               wing span 

$c$ chord length
$c_l, c_d$ lift- and drag coefficient
$c_l\,'$ fluctuation of lift-coefficient
$c_p$ pressure coefficient
$c_\mu, \beta_k$ constants in the turbulence model
$f$ frequency
$h$ height of the Gurney-flap
$k$ turbulent kinetic energy
$L_{t}$ turbulent length scale
$Re$ Reynolds number based on chord length
$St$ Strouhal number based on Gurney height
$u_0$ inflow velocity
$x_{tr}$ transition position
$y^+$ non-dimensional wall-distance
$\alpha$ angle of attack
$\gamma$ angle of downwash behind the airfoil
$\Delta t$ time stepping
$\lambda_2$ second eigenvalue of strain/vorticity tensor
$\omega$ specific turbulent dissipation



Markus Schatz 2004-07-08