Development of a method for CFD evaluation of helicopter fuselages

31st European Rotorcraft Forum

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Heise, R ^a   Meyer, C J ^a   Von Backstrom T W ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HELICOPTER ROTORS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE;

ACTUATOR DISC ROTOR; INDIVIDUAL BLADE; MOVING GRID; ROBIN;

FUSELAGES;

EID: 33746600740     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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