A framework for CFD analysis of helicopter rotors in hover and forward flight

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 819-847

  Steijl, R ^a   Barakos, G ^a,b   Badcock, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articulated rotor blades; Forward flight; Hover; Mesh deformation; Rotorcraft CFD

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; INTERPOLATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ARTICULATED ROTOR BLADES; FORWARD-FLIGHT; MESH DEFORMATION;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; HELICOPTER ROTORS; INTERPOLATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 33745633888     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1086     Document Type: Article

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