Downwash distribution of single-rotor unmanned agricultural helicopter on hovering state
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Keywords: unmanned agricultural helicopter, single rotor, CFD simulation, downwash distribution, spraying effect
DOI: 10.25165/j.ijabe.20171005.3079
Citation: Zhang S C, Xue X Y, Sun Z, Zhou L X, Jin Y K. Downwash distribution of single-rotor unmanned agricultural helicopter on hovering state. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2017; 10(5): 14–24.
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