Measurements of Atmospheric Turbulence Effects on Tail Rotor Acoustics PDF Download

Author: National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa
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ISBN: 9781730911262
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Languages : en
Pages : 84

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Results from an outdoor hover test of a full-scale Lynx tail rotor are presented. The investigation was designed to further the understanding of the acoustics of an isolated tail rotor hovering out-of-ground effect in atmospheric turbulence, without the effects of the main rotor wake or other helicopter components. Measurements include simultaneous rotor performance, noise, inflow, and far-field atmospheric turbulence. Results with grid-generated inflow turbulence are also presented. The effects of atmospheric turbulence ingestion on rotor noise are quantified. In contradiction to current theories, increasing rotor inflow and rotor thrust were found to increase turbulence ingestion noise. This is the final report of Task 13A--Helicopter Tail Rotor Noise, of the NASA/United Kingdom Defense Research Agency cooperative Aeronautics Research Program. Hagen, Martin J. and Yamauchi, Gloria K. and Signor, David B. and Mosher, Marianne Ames Research Center...