A consistent approach for modeling the aerodynamics of self-generated rotor blade-vortex interactions

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 74-84

  Hassan, A A ^c   Charles, B D ^a   Tadghighi, H ^c   Burley, C ^b  

^a McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADE VORTEX INTERACTION; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMIC RESPONSE;

CODES (SYMBOLS); FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HELICOPTER ROTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE; SURFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030128725     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/jahs.41.74     Document Type: Article

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