Measurements of bound and wake circulation on a helicopter rotor

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 227-234

  Bhagwat, Mahendra J ^a   Leishman, J Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; HELICOPTER ROTORS; LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

HOVERING ROTOR; WAKE VORTICITY;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 0033906452     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2611     Document Type: Article

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