Performance prediction and flowfield analysis of rotors in hover, using a coupled Euler/boundary layer method |
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Authors: | Philippe Beaumier Gilles Arnaud Christophe Castellin |
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Institution: | a ONERA, BP 72, 29 avenue de la Division Leclerc, 92322 Châtillon cedex, France;b EUROCOPTER, 13725 Marignane cedex, France |
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Abstract: | The performance prediction of helicopter in hover is of key importance for manufacturers because hover is a design configuration for the definition of a rotorcraft. A lot of effort has been made for more than 10 years all over the world in order to develop and validate numerical methods based on CFD. An Euler method (WAVES) developed by ONERA and coupled with a boundary layer code (MI3DI) is presented, validated and applied to compute the total performance of rotors with different tip shapes. A new boundary condition for the Euler code has been tested and enables better calculation by eliminating ‘numerical' recirculation. The code has demonstrated its ability to rank two rotors with different planforms in good agreement with experiment. Under industrial requirements new grid strategies have been studied and should allow to reduce CPU time consumption. It is shown that WAVES/MI3DI can be efficiently used in the aerodynamic design process of a new rotor. |
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Keywords: | helicopter rotor performance hover Euler boundary layerhé licoptè re rotor performance vol stationnaire Euler couche limite |
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