Computational fluid dynamics analysis of a coaxial rotor using overset grids

AHS Specialists Conference on Aerodynamics 2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 298-316

  Ruzicka, Gene C ^a   Strawn, Roger C ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ROTORS;

COAXIAL ROTOR; DUAL ROTORS; FLUID DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FLUID-DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; OVERSET GRID; PERFORMANCE; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER STOKES SOLVERS; ROTOR AERODYNAMICS; U.S. ARMY; US ARMY;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 58149526871     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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