Parallel simulation of lifting rotor wakes in forward flight

International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Allen, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forward flight rotors; Numerical simulation; Parallel processing; Wake capturing

Indexed keywords

EID: 49349098522     PISSN: 17055105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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