Aerodynamic optimization of a coaxial proprotor

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn I, Issue , 2006, Pages 64-86

  Leishman, J Gordon ^a   Ananthan, Shreyas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADE ELEMENT MOMENTUM THEORY (BEMT); COAXIAL PROPROTOR; AERO-DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; AERODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; BLADE ELEMENT MOMENTUM THEORY; FIGURE OF MERITS; LIFT COEFFICIENT; LIFT-TO-DRAG RATIO; PROPULSIVE EFFICIENCIES; THRUST AND TORQUES;

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION; ROTORS; TORQUE; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES; DESIGN; LIFT; LIFT DRAG RATIO; OPTIMIZATION; PLANFORMS;

AERODYNAMICS; LOADING;

EID: 33748471503     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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