Effect of unsteady blade pitching motion on aerodynamic performance of microrotorcraft

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 874-881

  Kim, Jongmin ^a,b   Koratkar, Nikhil ^a,b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b and Nuclear Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AIRFOILS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIFT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTORS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

BLADE PITCHING MOTION; MICROROTOR CRAFT; MICROROTOR THRUST; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 24144488235     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.6732     Document Type: Article

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