A computational study of microflaps with application to vibration reduction in helicopter rotors

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Liu, Li ^a   Padthe, Ashwani K ^a   Friedmann, Peretz P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN AIDS; DRAG; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; RATIONAL FUNCTIONS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

AERODYNAMIC MODELING; APPROXIMATE MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; CONTROL AUTHORITIES; RATIONAL FUNCTION APPROXIMATION; REDUCED ORDER MODELS; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES FLOW SOLVERS; VIBRATION REDUCTIONS;

OSCILLATING FLOW;

EID: 84855617262     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-2604     Document Type: Conference Paper

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