Experimental and computational studies of stall on a helicopter rotor airfoil

• Autorzy: Surmacz K.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.5604/12314005.1216477

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In the case of forward flight of a helicopter, the flow field around rotating blades of a rotor is highly threedimensional and very complex. Helicopter blades work across a wide range of angles of attack and airspeed. The stall occurs on the retreating blade in forward flight and causes dissymmetry of lift on a rotor disc. The investigation of the stall phenomenon has been performed using experimental and computational methods. Experimental analysis was made at the Ohio State University 6’’x 22’’ unsteady transonic wind tunnel. Research in the wind tunnel was performed using two methods: oil visualization (over a wide range of alpha and Ma) and pressure measurements. Computational part of the research has been done using Computational Fluid Dynamics tool. 2- and 3-dimensional calculations performed using ANSYS FLUENT software. In both experimental and computational cases, the 3D flow around a section of a rotor blade based on the SSC-A09 airfoil was analysed. The test article of the research was a section, which was located in the tip region of the main rotor blade of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. The research was conducted for a wide range of angles of attack and at several velocities. The most interesting part of the analysis concerned on unsteady flow conditions corresponding to stall.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

3D flow; CFD; wind tunnel test; oil visualization; stall phenomenon

• Wydawca: Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation ; European Science Society of Powertrain and Transport KONES Poland ; Wydawnictwo Instytutu Technicznego Wojsk Lotniczych
• Czasopismo: Journal of KONES
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 23, No. 3
• Strony: 511--517
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 7 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Surmacz K.

• Institute of Aviation Department of Aerodynamics Krakowska Avenue 110/114, 02-256 Warsaw, Poland tel.: [phone] ext. 360, fax: [phone]

Bibliografia

• [1] ANSYS FLUENT, Theory guide, 2012.
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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.