Numerical simulations of unsteady aerodynamics of helicopter rotor in manoeuvring flight conditions

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-25

  Le Bouar, G ^a,c   Costes, M ^a   Leroy Chesneau, A ^b   Devinant, P ^b  

^a ONERA   (France)

^b Lab de Mecan et d'Energetique   (France)

^c SNECMA Vernon ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADE VORTEX INTERACTIONS (BVI); QUASI STEADY LOADS;

AERODYNAMICS; ALGORITHMS; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; UNSTEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 0346342636     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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