The flow around a model helicopter main rotor in ground effect

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-166

  Nathan, N D ^a   Green, R B ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORWARD FLIGHT; GROUND SPEED; MODEL HELICOPTERS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; WIND TUNNEL MEASUREMENTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; GROUND EFFECT; HELICOPTERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 84856007792     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-011-1212-1     Document Type: Article

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