The background-oriented schlieren technique was used to visualize the blade-tip vortices of a Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar helicopter in maneuvering flight. The test program covered a large part of the flight envelope, including maneuvers such as hover flight, fast forward flight, flare maneuvers, and high-speed turns. For selected flight conditions, the aerodynamic results are presented here. It is shown that, with the reference-free background-oriented schlieren method, the detection of vortex filaments up to vortex ages of ψ v = 540 deg is possible. The visualization of the vortex system is used to detect aerodynamic phenomena such as blade–vortex interactions, vortex–airframe interactions, and the occurrence of smooth sinuous disturbances. A detailed description of the applied reference-free background-oriented schlieren setup is given, and the suitability of different natural backgrounds for the background-oriented schlieren method is analyzed.


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    Titel :

    Blade-Tip Vortex Detection in Maneuvering Flight Using the Background-Oriented Schlieren Technique


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    Erschienen in:

    Journal of Aircraft ; 51 , 6 ; 2005-2014


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2014-04-29


    Format / Umfang :

    10 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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