Measurements of rotor tip vortices using three-component laser Doppler velocimetry

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 342-353

  Leishman, J Gordon ^a   Baker, Andrew ^a   Coyne, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICOPTER ROTORS; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY; VISCOUS FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

HELICAL SHAPED VORTEX; HOVERING ROTORS; ONE BLADED ROTOR; ROTOR TIP VORTICES;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030258304     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/jahs.41.342     Document Type: Article

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