Efficient high-resolution wake modeling using the vorticity transport equation

AIAA Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1434-1443

  Brown, Richard E ^a,b   Line, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Aeronautics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HELICOPTERS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; ROTORS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VORTEX FLOW;

FLOW PHYSICS; ROTOR AERODYNAMICS; VORITCITY TRANSPORT EQUATION; VORTICITY TRANSPORT MODEL;

WAKES;

EID: 22544475582     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.13679     Document Type: Article

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