Study of ground vortex structure of rotorcraft in ground effect at low advance ratios

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 1709-1742

  Ganesh, Balakrishnan ^a   Komerath, Narayanan ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; GROUND EFFECT; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; ROTORS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; GROUND VORTEX; PARTICLE IMAGING VELOCIMETRY (PIV);

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 33845431329     PISSN: 10485953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-3475     Document Type: Conference Paper

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