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Development and application of an analysis of axisymmetric body effects on helicopter rotor aerodynamics using modified slender body theory
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Yamauchi, G. Johnson, W. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | A computationally efficient body analysis designed to couple with a comprehensive helicopter analysis is developed in order to calculate the body-induced aerodynamic effects on rotor performance and loads. A modified slender body theory is used as the body model. With the objective of demonstrating the accuracy, efficiency, and application of the method, the analysis at this stage is restricted to axisymmetric bodies at zero angle of attack. By comparing with results from an exact analysis for simple body shapes, it is found that the modified slender body theory provides an accurate potential flow solution for moderately thick bodies, with only a 10%-20% increase in computational effort over that of an isolated rotor analysis. The computational ease of this method provides a means for routine assessment of body-induced effects on a rotor. Results are given for several configurations that typify those being used in the Ames 40- by 80-Foot Wind Tunnel and in the rotor-body aerodynamic interference tests being conducted at Ames. A rotor-hybrid airship configuration is also analyzed. |
| File Size | 4414908 |
| Page Count | 121 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840023020 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0fv3dh1r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aerodynamics Airships Helicopters Wind Tunnel Tests Aerodynamic Interference Slender Bodies Rotary Wings Computer Programs Potential Flow Axisymmetric Bodies Loads Forces Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |