Author: Earl P. N. Duque
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Category : Navier-Stokes equations
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Abstract: "This paper describes a new method for computing the flowfield and acoustic signature of arbitrary rotors in forward flight. The overall scheme uses a finite-difference Navier-Stokes solver to compute the aerodynamic flowfield near the rotor blades. The equations are solved on a system of overset grids that allow for prescribed cyclic and flapping blade motions and capture the interactions between the rotor blades and wake. The far-field noise is computed with a Kirchhoff integration over a surface that completely encloses the rotor blades. Flowfield data are interpolated onto this Kirchhoff surface using the same overset-grid techniques that are used for the flowfield solution. As a demonstration of the overall prediction scheme, computed results for far-field noise are compared with experimental data for both high-speed impulsive (HSI) and blade-vortex interaction (BVI) cases. The HSI case showed good agreement with experimental data while a preliminary attempt at the BVI case did not. The computations clearly show that temporal accuracy, spatial accuracy and grid resolution in the Navier-Stokes solver play key roles in the overall accuracy of the predicted noise. These findings will be addressed more closely in future BVI computations. Overall, the overset-grid CFD scheme provides a powerful new framework for the prediction of helicopter noise."
Author: Roger C. Strawn
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Category : Fluid dynamics
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Abstract: "This paper describes several new methods to predict and analyze rotorcraft noise. These methods are: 1) a combined computational fluid dynamics and Kirchhoff scheme for far-field noise predictions, 2) parallel computer implementation of the Kirchhoff integrations, 3) audio and visual rendering of the computed acoustic predictions over large far-field regions, and 4) acoustic tracebacks to the Kirchhoff surface to pinpoint the sources of the rotor noise. The paper describes each method and presents sample results for three test cases. The first case consists of in-plane high-speed impulsive noise and the other two cases show idealized parallel and oblique blade-vortex interactions. The computed results show good agreement with available experimental data but convey much more information about the far-field noise propagation. When taken together, these new analysis methods exploit the power of new computer technologies and offer the potential to significantly improve our prediction and understanding of rotorcraft noise."
Author: E. L. Petersen
Publisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 9781902916002
Category : Wind power
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
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First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Author: E.L. Petersen
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134273584
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1281
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The 1999 European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition was organized to review progress, and present and discuss the wind energy business, technology and science for the future. The Proceedings contain a selection of over 300 papers from the conference. They represent a significant update to the understanding of this increasingly important field of energy generation and cover a full range of topics.
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Category : Aerodynamic noise
Languages : en
Pages : 622
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Author: Andrew M. Wissink
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Category : Parallel processing (Electronic computers)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Abstract: "This paper presents parallel implementations of two codes used in a combined CFD/Kirchhoff methodology to predict the aerodynamics and aeroacoustics properties of helicopters. The rotorcraft Navier-Stokes code, TURNS, computes the aerodynamic flowfield near the helicopter blades and the Kirchhoff acoustics code computes the noise in the far field, using the TURNS solution as input. The overall parallel strategy adds MPI message passing calls to the existing serial codes to allow for communication between processors. As a result, the total code modifications required for parallel execution are relatively small. The biggest bottleneck in running the TURNS code in parallel comes from the LU-SGS algorithm that solves the implicit system of equations. We use a new hybrid domain decomposition implementation of LU-SGS to obtain good parallel performance on the SP-2. TURNS demonstrates excellent parallel speedups for quasi-steady and unsteady three-dimensional calculations of a helicopter blade in forward flight. The execution rate attained by the code on 114 processors is six times faster than the same cases run on one processor of the Cray C-90. The parallel Kirchhoff code also shows excellent parallel speedups and fast execution rates. As a performance demonstration, unsteady acoustic pressures are computed at 1886 far-field observer locations for a sample acoustics problem. The calculation requires over two hundred hours of CPU time on one C-90 processor but takes only a few hours on 80 processors of the SP2. The resultant far-field acoustic field is analyzed with state-of-the-art audio and video rendering of the propagating acoustic signals."
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 934
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Author: American Helicopter Society
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Category : Helicopters
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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Category : Wind power
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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