High angle of attack helicopter blade-vortex interaction; numerical studies using LES

Husam Al-Kuran, Patricia Coronado, Marcel Ilie, Ge Cheng Zha

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Abstract

The influence of angle of attack on the helicopter blade-vortex mechanism of interaction is investigated using large eddy simulation (LES). The LES technique provides a promising tool for obtaining the unsteady wall-pressure fields, aerodynamic coefficients and the acoustic source functions. A large eddy simulation is carried out for a two-dimensional Blade-Vortex Interaction (BVI) problem, for a chord based Reynolds number of 1.3x106. Computations are carried out to investigate the influence of angle of attack (α = 0θ, α = 5θ, α = 10θ) on the aerodynamic coefficients and acoustic field.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication20th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference 2011
StatePublished - 2011
Event20th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference 2011 - Honolulu, HI, United States
Duration: Jun 27 2011Jun 30 2011

Publication series

Name20th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference 2011

Conference

Conference20th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu, HI
Period06/27/1106/30/11

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