Near wake Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes predictions of the wake behind the MEXICO rotor in axial and yawed flow conditions.

ABSTRACT In the present paper, Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes predictions of the flow field around the MEXICO rotor in yawed conditions are compared with measurements. The paper illustrates the high degree of qualitative and quantitative agreement that can be obtained for this highly unsteady flow situation, by comparing measured and computed velocity profiles for all three Cartesian velocity components along four axial transects and several radial transects. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]