Sliding mesh algorithm for CFD analysis of helicopter rotor-fuselage aerodynamics

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 527-549

  Steijl, R ^a   Barakos, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mesh deformation; Rotor fuselage interaction; Rotorcraft CFD; Sliding planes

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEFORMATION; DYNAMICS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUSELAGES; GAS DYNAMICS; HELICOPTERS;

CELL FACES; CFD ANALYSES; COMPLEX CONFIGURATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES; COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; ENGINEERING ANALYSES; FLOW PHYSICS; MESH DEFORMATION; MINIMAL EFFECTS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSES; RELATIVE MOTIONS; ROTOR BLADES; ROTORCRAFT CFD; SLIDING MESH METHODS; SLIDING MESHES; SLIDING PLANES; SLIDING SURFACES; SOLUTION QUALITIES;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 57849094969     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1757     Document Type: Article

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