A Study of Rotor Broadband Noise Mechanisms and Helicopter Tail Rotor Noise PDF Download

Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781722910808
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Languages : en
Pages : 192

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The rotor broadband noise mechanisms considered are the following: (1) lift fluctuation due to turbulence ingestion; (2) boundary layer/trailing edge interaction; (3) tip vortex formation; and (4) turbulent vortex shedding from blunt trailing edge. Predictions show good agreement with available experimental data. The study shows that inflow turbulence is the most important broadband noise source for typical helicopters' main rotors at low- and mid-frequencies. Due to the size difference, isolated helicopter tail rotor broadband noise is not important compared to the much louder main rotor broadband noise. However, the inflow turbulence noise from a tail rotor can be very significant because it is operating in a highly turbulent environment, ingesting wakes from upstream components of the helicopter. The study indicates that the main rotor turbulent wake is the most important source of tail rotor broadband noise. The harmonic noise due to ingestion of main rotor tip vortices is studied. Chou, Shau-Tak Rudy Unspecified Center AERODYNAMIC NOISE; AIRCRAFT NOISE; BROADBAND; HELICOPTER TAIL ROTORS; HELICOPTERS; NOISE GENERATORS; ROTARY WINGS; ROTOR AERODYNAMICS; BLUNT TRAILING EDGES; HARMONIC OSCILLATION; NOISE PREDICTION (AIRCRAFT); TURBULENT WAKES; VORTEX SHEDDING; VORTICES...