Computational fluid dynamics simulations of ship airwake

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 219, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 369-392

  Sezer Uzol, N ^a   Sharma, A ^a   Long, L N ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Blade sailing; Computational fluid dynamics; Dynamic interface; Landing helicopter assault (LHA); Landing platform dock 17 (LPD 17); Ship airwake

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT LANDING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HELICOPTERS; WIND;

LANDING HELICOPTER ASSAULT (LHA); LANDING PLATFORMS; SHIP AIRWAKES; WIND SPEED;

AIRSHIPS;

EID: 28244493090     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: 09544100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095441005X30306     Document Type: Article

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