A computational study of helicopter rotor wakes and noise generated during transient maneuvers

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 492-517

  Chen, Hsuan Nien ^a   Brentner, Kenneth S ^a   Ananthan, Shreyas ^b   Gordon Leishman, J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT MANEUVERS; ROLL-REVERSAL MAEUVERS; ROTOR BLADES;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS; HELICOPTER ROTORS; IMPULSE NOISE; MANEUVERABILITY; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VORTEX FLOW;

WAKES;

EID: 33644671252     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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