Forward-flight analysis of slatted rotors using Navier-Stokes methods

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 80-86

  Bangalore, A ^a,b,c   Sankart, L N ^a,c  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Flow Analysis Inc   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT DYNAMICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SUBSONIC AERODYNAMICS; TORQUE; WAKES;

COMPRESSIBLE NAVIER STOKES SOLVER; MACH NUMBERS; SLATTED ROTORS;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 0030836207     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2138     Document Type: Article

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