Boeing Frontier turbulence simulation (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Boeing Frontier turbulence simulation

Caption

A Boeing simulation on Frontier shows turbulent airflow over an aircraft wing during landing. The close-ups show airflow along the wing’s leading edge progressing from (left) unstable flow to (center) turbulent bursts and then to (right) fully developed turbulence.

Credit

Boeing, Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.