A Reynolds number-based blade tip vortex model

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 214-223

  Ramasamy, Manikandan ^a   Leishman, J Gordon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION; VORTEX FLOW;

EDDY VISCOSITY; RICHARDSON NUMBER;

HELICOPTERS;

EID: 34548153049     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/JAHS.52.214     Document Type: Article

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