Hovering performance of a rotor with slotted blade tips

Annual Forum Proceedings - American Helicopter Society

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 63-72

  Han, Yong Oun ^a   Leishman, J Gordon ^b  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADE VORTEX INTERACTIONS (BVI); HOVERING FLIGHTS; MACH NUMBERS;

DRAG; DYNAMIC LOADS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VORTEX FLOW;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 4143128747     PISSN: 07334249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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