Sensitivity of helicopter blade-vortex-interaction noise and vibration to interaction parameters

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 685-697

  Malovrh, Brendon ^a,b   Gandhi, Farhan ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rotorcraft Center of Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ROTORS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

INTERACTION PARAMETERS; MISS DISTANCE; ROTOR DISKS; ROTORCRAFTS;

HELICOPTERS;

EID: 22544442490     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.4466     Document Type: Article

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