Effects of Reynolds Number on Characteristics of Fixed and Rotary Wings

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 189-192

  Sunada, S ^a,c   Kawachi, K ^b,d  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c AICHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d Department of Aeronautics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASPECT RATIO; DRAG; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WINGS;

BLADE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS; ROTARY WINGS;

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 1542574905     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.2695     Document Type: Article

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