Author: G. R. Srinivasan
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Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
A computational procedure and some numerical results of unsteady interaction of a helicopter rotor blade with a Lamb-like vortex of finite viscous core in subsonic and transonic flows is presented. The interaction considered here is one of the limiting cases of a more complex interaction typically encountered on helicopter rotor blade. In this limit, the interacting flow field is considered to be unsteady but two-dimensional. Accordingly, unsteady, two-dimensional, thin-layer Navier-Stokes equations are solved using a prescribed-vortex method (also called perturbation method) for the cases of stationary and moving rotor blades encountering a moving vortex passing the blades. The numerical results are compared with the recent experimental data of Caradonna et al. for the latter case. The comparison shows that for the transonic cases, the flow field is dominated by the presence of the shock waves, with strong indications of unsteady time lags in the shock-wave motions and shock-wave strengths, and of important three-dimensional effects. For subcritical-flow cases, however, the unsteady lag effects on the basic rotor blade are absent, and three-dimensional effects appear to be negligible, unlike the supercritical case. The subcritical calculations are in good agreement with the experimental data.
Aerodynamics of Two-Dimensional Blade-Vortex Interaction
Author: G. R. Srinivasan
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Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
A computational procedure and some numerical results of unsteady interaction of a helicopter rotor blade with a Lamb-like vortex of finite viscous core in subsonic and transonic flows is presented. The interaction considered here is one of the limiting cases of a more complex interaction typically encountered on helicopter rotor blade. In this limit, the interacting flow field is considered to be unsteady but two-dimensional. Accordingly, unsteady, two-dimensional, thin-layer Navier-Stokes equations are solved using a prescribed-vortex method (also called perturbation method) for the cases of stationary and moving rotor blades encountering a moving vortex passing the blades. The numerical results are compared with the recent experimental data of Caradonna et al. for the latter case. The comparison shows that for the transonic cases, the flow field is dominated by the presence of the shock waves, with strong indications of unsteady time lags in the shock-wave motions and shock-wave strengths, and of important three-dimensional effects. For subcritical-flow cases, however, the unsteady lag effects on the basic rotor blade are absent, and three-dimensional effects appear to be negligible, unlike the supercritical case. The subcritical calculations are in good agreement with the experimental data.
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Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
A computational procedure and some numerical results of unsteady interaction of a helicopter rotor blade with a Lamb-like vortex of finite viscous core in subsonic and transonic flows is presented. The interaction considered here is one of the limiting cases of a more complex interaction typically encountered on helicopter rotor blade. In this limit, the interacting flow field is considered to be unsteady but two-dimensional. Accordingly, unsteady, two-dimensional, thin-layer Navier-Stokes equations are solved using a prescribed-vortex method (also called perturbation method) for the cases of stationary and moving rotor blades encountering a moving vortex passing the blades. The numerical results are compared with the recent experimental data of Caradonna et al. for the latter case. The comparison shows that for the transonic cases, the flow field is dominated by the presence of the shock waves, with strong indications of unsteady time lags in the shock-wave motions and shock-wave strengths, and of important three-dimensional effects. For subcritical-flow cases, however, the unsteady lag effects on the basic rotor blade are absent, and three-dimensional effects appear to be negligible, unlike the supercritical case. The subcritical calculations are in good agreement with the experimental data.
Full-Potential Modeling of Blade-Vortex Interactions
Author: Henry E. Jones
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Category : Unsteady flow (Aerodynamics)
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A study of the full-potential modeling of a blade-vortex interaction was made. A primary goal of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the various methods of modeling the vortex. The model problem restricts the interaction to that of an infinite wing with an infinite line vortex moving parallel to its leading edge. This problem provides a convenient testing ground for the various methods of modeling the vortex while retaining the essential physics of the full three-dimensional interaction. A full-potential algorithm specifically tailored to solve the blade-vortex interaction (BVI) was developed to solve this problem. The basic algorithm was modified to include the effect of a vortex passing near the airfoil. Four different methods of modeling the vortex were used: (1) the angle-of-attack methods, (2) the lifting-surface method, (3) the branch-cut method, and (4) the split-potential method. A side-by-side comparison of the four models was conducted. these comparisons included comparing generated velocity fields, a subcritical interaction, and a critical interaction. The subcritical and critical interactions are compared with experimentally generate results. The split-potential model was used to make a survey of some of the more critical parameters which affect the BVI.
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Category : Unsteady flow (Aerodynamics)
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
A study of the full-potential modeling of a blade-vortex interaction was made. A primary goal of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the various methods of modeling the vortex. The model problem restricts the interaction to that of an infinite wing with an infinite line vortex moving parallel to its leading edge. This problem provides a convenient testing ground for the various methods of modeling the vortex while retaining the essential physics of the full three-dimensional interaction. A full-potential algorithm specifically tailored to solve the blade-vortex interaction (BVI) was developed to solve this problem. The basic algorithm was modified to include the effect of a vortex passing near the airfoil. Four different methods of modeling the vortex were used: (1) the angle-of-attack methods, (2) the lifting-surface method, (3) the branch-cut method, and (4) the split-potential method. A side-by-side comparison of the four models was conducted. these comparisons included comparing generated velocity fields, a subcritical interaction, and a critical interaction. The subcritical and critical interactions are compared with experimentally generate results. The split-potential model was used to make a survey of some of the more critical parameters which affect the BVI.
New Techniques for Experimental Generation of Two-dimensional Blade-vortex Interaction at Low Reynolds Numbers
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Aerodynamic Interaction Between Vortical Wakes and Lifting Two-dimensional Bodies
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Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Languages : en
Pages : 38
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New Technique for Experimental Generation of Two-dimensional Blade-vortex Interaction at Low Reynolds Numbers
Author: Earl R. Booth
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Category : Flow visualization
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Category : Flow visualization
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Special Opportunities in Helicopter Aerodynamics
Author: W. J. McCroskey
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Category : Wakes (Aerodynamics)
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Aerodynamic research relating to modern helicopters includes the study of three-dimensional, unsteady, nonlinear flow fields. A selective review is made of some of the phenomenon that hamper the development of satisfactory engineering prediction techniques, but which provides a rich source of research opportunities: flow separations, compressibility effects, complex vortical wakes, and aerodynamic interference between components. Several examples of work in progress are given, including dynamic stall alleviation, the development of computational methods for transonic flow, rotor-wake predictions, and blade-vortex interactions. (Author).
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Category : Wakes (Aerodynamics)
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Aerodynamic research relating to modern helicopters includes the study of three-dimensional, unsteady, nonlinear flow fields. A selective review is made of some of the phenomenon that hamper the development of satisfactory engineering prediction techniques, but which provides a rich source of research opportunities: flow separations, compressibility effects, complex vortical wakes, and aerodynamic interference between components. Several examples of work in progress are given, including dynamic stall alleviation, the development of computational methods for transonic flow, rotor-wake predictions, and blade-vortex interactions. (Author).
Two- and Three-dimensional Blade Vortex Interactions
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Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Some Recent Advances in Computational Aerodynamics for Helicopter Applications
Author: W. J. McCroskey
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Category : Aerodynamics
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Category : Aerodynamics
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Elements of Vorticity Aerodynamics
Author: James C. Wu
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662440407
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
This book opens with a discussion of the vorticity-dynamic formulation of the low Mach number viscous flow problem. It examines the physical aspects of the velocity and the vorticity fields, their instantaneous relationship, and the transport of vorticity in viscous fluids for steady and unsteady flows. Subsequently, using classical analyses it explores the mathematical aspects of vorticity dynamics and issues of initial and boundary conditions for the viscous flow problem. It also includes the evolution of the vorticity field which surrounds and trails behind airfoils and wings, generalizations of Helmholtz’ vortex theorems and the Biot-Savart Law. The book introduces a theorem that relates the aerodynamic force to the vorticity moment and reviews the applications of the theorem. Further, it presents interpretations of the Kutta-Joukowski theorem and Prandtl’s lifting line theory for vorticity dynamics and discusses wake integral methods. The virtual-mass effect is shown to be the seminal event in unsteady aerodynamics and a simple approach for evaluating virtual-mass forces on the basis of vorticity dynamics is presented. The book presents a modern viewpoint on vorticity dynamics as the framework for understanding and establishing the fundamental principles of viscous and unsteady aerodynamics. It is intended for graduate-level students of classical aerodynamics and researchers exploring the frontiers of fully unsteady and non-streamlined aerodynamics.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662440407
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
This book opens with a discussion of the vorticity-dynamic formulation of the low Mach number viscous flow problem. It examines the physical aspects of the velocity and the vorticity fields, their instantaneous relationship, and the transport of vorticity in viscous fluids for steady and unsteady flows. Subsequently, using classical analyses it explores the mathematical aspects of vorticity dynamics and issues of initial and boundary conditions for the viscous flow problem. It also includes the evolution of the vorticity field which surrounds and trails behind airfoils and wings, generalizations of Helmholtz’ vortex theorems and the Biot-Savart Law. The book introduces a theorem that relates the aerodynamic force to the vorticity moment and reviews the applications of the theorem. Further, it presents interpretations of the Kutta-Joukowski theorem and Prandtl’s lifting line theory for vorticity dynamics and discusses wake integral methods. The virtual-mass effect is shown to be the seminal event in unsteady aerodynamics and a simple approach for evaluating virtual-mass forces on the basis of vorticity dynamics is presented. The book presents a modern viewpoint on vorticity dynamics as the framework for understanding and establishing the fundamental principles of viscous and unsteady aerodynamics. It is intended for graduate-level students of classical aerodynamics and researchers exploring the frontiers of fully unsteady and non-streamlined aerodynamics.
A Parametric Study of Transonic Blade-Vortex Interaction Noise
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781722140960
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Several parameters of transonic blade-vortex interactions (BVI) are being studied and some ideas for noise reduction are introduced and tested using numerical simulation. The model used is the two-dimensional high frequency transonic small disturbance equation with regions of distributed vorticity (VTRAN2 code). The far-field noise signals are obtained by using the Kirchhoff method with extends the numerical 2-D near-field aerodynamic results to the linear acoustic 3-D far-field. The BVI noise mechanisms are explained and the effects of vortex type and strength, and angle of attack are studied. Particularly, airfoil shape modifications which lead to noise reduction are investigated. The results presented are expected to be helpful for better understanding of the nature of the BVI noise and better blade design. Lyrintzis, A. S. Unspecified Center...
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781722140960
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Several parameters of transonic blade-vortex interactions (BVI) are being studied and some ideas for noise reduction are introduced and tested using numerical simulation. The model used is the two-dimensional high frequency transonic small disturbance equation with regions of distributed vorticity (VTRAN2 code). The far-field noise signals are obtained by using the Kirchhoff method with extends the numerical 2-D near-field aerodynamic results to the linear acoustic 3-D far-field. The BVI noise mechanisms are explained and the effects of vortex type and strength, and angle of attack are studied. Particularly, airfoil shape modifications which lead to noise reduction are investigated. The results presented are expected to be helpful for better understanding of the nature of the BVI noise and better blade design. Lyrintzis, A. S. Unspecified Center...