Examination of vortex deformation during blade-vortex interaction

AIAA Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1188-1194

  Horner, M B ^a,c,d   Galbraith, R A McD ^a,c   Coton, F N ^a,c   Stewart, J N ^b,c,e   Grant, I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*

^d University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; VORTEX BREAKDOWN;

EID: 0030474399     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.13211     Document Type: Article

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