The computational fluid dynamics modelling of the autorotation of square, flat plates

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 111-133

  Hargreaves, D M ^a   Kakimpa, B ^a   Owen, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autorotation; CFD; Fluid structure interaction

Indexed keywords

AUTOROTATION; COMPUTATIONAL WORK; CORRELATION FUNCTION; MASS MOMENT OF INERTIAS; PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS; RIGIDBODY DYNAMICS; VORTEX SHEDDING PATTERNS; WIND-TUNNEL DATA;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; WIND TUNNELS;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 84897618655     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: 10958622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2013.12.006     Document Type: Article

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