The prediction of rotor flows in ground-effect with a new hybrid method

17th Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Kucab, Jamie ^a   Moulton, Marvin ^b   Fan, Meng ^a   Steinhoff, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Flow Analysis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); FORECASTING; WAKES;

GRID POINTS; HOVERING ROTOR; HYBRID METHOD; HYBRID PROCEDURE; NEAR WAKE; ROTOR FLOWS; TIP VORTEX; WAKE CONVECTION;

GROUND EFFECT;

EID: 34250895119     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-3222     Document Type: Conference Paper

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