A model to simulate rotorcraft-induced brownout

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 261-273

  Haehnel, Robert B ^a   Moulton, Marvin A ^b   Wenren, Yonghu ^c   Steinhoff, John ^c  

^a Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center   (United States)

^c Flow Analysis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION MODELLING; FIELD EXPERIENCE; FIELD FLOW; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW PHYSICS; GROUND PLANE; MEASURED DATA; MODELING FRAMEWORK; MODULAR FASHION; MULTI-PHASE FLUID; PARTICLE CLOUDS; PARTICLE CONVECTION; PICK-UP; REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS; ROTORCRAFT DESIGN; SOIL PROPERTIES; SURFACE SHEAR; TRAINING SIMULATORS; TRANSPORT EQUATIONS; VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; REMOTE SENSING; SENSORS; SPACE OPTICS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

EID: 50249184687     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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