Development of a CFD-based hover performance prediction tool for engineering analysis

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 333-348

  Bhagwat, Mahendra J ^a   Moulton, Marvin A ^b   Caradonna, Francis X ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b US Army AMRDEC Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIX-IZ CODE; ROTOR BLADES; VORTICITY;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HELICOPTER ROTORS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VISCOUS FLOW; WAKES;

AIR CUSHION VEHICLES;

EID: 33644698599     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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