Measurements in the near wake of a hovering rotor

1996 Fluid Dynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 1-15

  McAlister, Kenneth ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY;

HOVERING ROTOR; INDUCED DRAG; LASER VELOCIMETERS; ROTOR BLADES; TRAILING VORTEX; VELOCITY PROFILES; VORTEX CORES; VORTICITY FIELD;

WAKES;

EID: 33644694675     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1996-1958     Document Type: Conference Paper

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