HHC Aeroacoustic Rotor Tests in the German-Dutch Wind Tunnel: Improving Physical Understanding and Prediction Codes

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 177-190

  Kube, R ^a   Splettstoesser, W R ^a   Wagner, W ^a   Seelhorst, U ^a   Yu, Y H ^b   Tung, C ^b   Beaumier, P ^c   Prieur, J ^c   Rahier, G ^c   Spiegel, P ^c   Boutier, A ^c   Brooks, T F ^d   Burley, C L ^d   Boyd Jr , D D ^e   Mercker, E ^f   Pengel, K ^f  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c ONERA   (France)

^d NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e Lockheed Martin Sci and Eng Co   (United States)

^f Deutsch Niederlandischer W   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Helicopter vibrations; Higher harmonic control; Rotor aeroacoustic; Rotor simulation codes; Wind tunnel test techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032353582     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1270-9638(98)80052-7     Document Type: Article

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