Preliminary study on Time-Spectral and adjoint-based design optimization of helicopter rotors

AHS Specialists Conference on Aerodynamics 2008

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 271-289

  Choi, Seongim ^a   Lee, Ki H ^b   Alonso, Juan J ^a   Datta, Anubhav ^c  

^a Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial for Computational and Mathematical Engineering   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c ELORET CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIXED WINGS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; FLOW SIMULATION; FOURIER SERIES; FREE FLIGHT; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

ADJOINT METHODS; ADJOINTS; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; FAST AND EFFICIENT ALGORITHMS; FREQUENCY SPECTRA; OPTIMIZATION METHODOLOGY; SPECTRAL METHODS; STEADY STATE; UNSTEADY PERIODIC FLOWS; WING FLUTTERS;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 58249097608     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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