Vtol Propellers

Rotary wing aerodynamics represents a widely investigated topic due to this discipline’s large number of applications in several fields of engineering and physics. Indeed, rotating lifting bodies provide quite complex and unsteady flow structures that have a robust influence in rotorcraft, aeronautical propulsion, turbomachinery and wind energy fields. Consequently, a deep knowledge of the main classical phenomena related to rotary wing aerodynamics, such as dynamic stall or blade–vortex interactions (BVI), to cite a few, is an essential step to improving the performance of helicopters or wind turbines.

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