A contour coupling methodology for helicopter hover performance analysis

46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Schmitz, Sven ^a   Bhagwat, Mahendra ^b   Moulton, Marvin A ^c   Caradonna, Francis X ^c  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

^b ELORET CORPORATION   (United States)

^c US Army AMRDEC Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

CIRCULATION DISTRIBUTION; HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADES; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER STOKES SOLVERS; ROTOR PERFORMANCE; SOLUTION PROCEDURE; SURFACE PRESSURES;

COMPUTATION THEORY;

EID: 69949122969     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-404     Document Type: Conference Paper

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