The field of helicopter rotor aerodynamics is basically the study of unsteady aerodynamic flows in a rotating and translating coordinate system. Current trends in this field are briefly reviewed by examining recent advances in lifting-surface theory, wake modeling, panel methods, and finite-difference models. Examples are used to illustrate selected current methods and some indications of promising future directions are highlighted.
The critical role of computational fluid dynamics in rotary-wing aerodynamics
1986-01-01
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Englisch