New hybrid method for predicting the flowfields of helicopter rotors

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 372-380

  Zhao, Qi Jun ^a,c   Xu, Guo Hua ^a,c   Zhao, Jing Gen ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c National Key Laboratory of Rotorcraft Aeromechanics   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY OF LIQUIDS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; POTENTIAL FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW; WAKES;

EMBEDDED GRID; FLOW ZONES; FLOWFIELDS;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 33646424383     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2005.11.013     Document Type: Article

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