Further investigation of micro hovering rotor aerodynamics using time accurate computations

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 1825-1850

  Lakshminarayan, Vinod K ^a   Baeder, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUNT LEADING EDGE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODOLOGIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW PHYSICS; HOVERING ROTOR; LAMINAR SEPARATION BUBBLE; LEADING EDGES; MACH NUMBERS; PERFORMANCE PREDICTIONS; POWER LOSSES; PRESSURE DRAG; REYNOLDS; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER STOKES CODE; ROTARY WINGS; SWIRL VELOCITIES; TIME-ACCURATE; TIP VORTICES; TRAILING EDGES;

AERODYNAMICS; AIR; DYNAMICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FORECASTING; GAS DYNAMICS; ISOMERS; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXED CONVECTION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SEPARATION; SHIP MODEL TANKS; TURBULENCE MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 50049103079     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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