On grid dependence of multi-bladed rotor solutions

16th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 105-115

  Alien, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIXED WINGS; TOPOLOGY;

BLADED ROTORS; EULER SIMULATION; GRID CONVERGENCE; INITIAL DESIGN; NUMBER OF GRIDS; STRUCTURED GRID; TRANSFINITE INTERPOLATION; VORTICAL WAKES;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 84983097786     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-2416     Document Type: Conference Paper

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