Computational analysis of a prototype martian rotorcraft experiment

20th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Corfeld, Kelly J ^a   Strawn, Roger C ^b   Long, Lyle N ^a  

^a The Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization   (United States)

^b US Army AMRDEC Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACH NUMBER; NASA; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROTORS;

AMES RESEARCH CENTERS; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; PERFORMANCE PREDICTION; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES CALCULATIONS; ROTATIONAL FORCES;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 85067317368     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-2815     Document Type: Conference Paper

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