The efforts toward realistic vortex modeling for rotary wings which began under the guidance of professor A. A. Nikolsky of Princeton University in 1955-1956 are discussed. Attention is given to Nikolsky's flow-visualization studies and major theoretical considerations for vortex modeling. More recent efforts by other researchers have led to models of increasing complexity. The neglect of compressibility and viscous effects in the classical approach is noted to be a major limiting factor in full-scale rotor applications of the classical vortex theory; it has nevertheless been valuable for the delineation of problem areas and the guiding of both experimental and theoretical investigations.
Vortex modeling for rotor aerodynamics - The 1991 Alexander A. Nikolsky Lecture
1992-01-01
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Vortex modeling for rotor- aerodynamics - The 1991 Alexander A. Nikolsky Lecture
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