This graduation report presents an analytical model for the disc edge vortices behind the helicopter main rotor. The model has been developed to come to a better understanding of the formation of these vortices and to be able to simulate their influence on helicopter behavior during low speed flight. The model represents a first step into the direction of a more general model, capable of predicting the influence of main rotor/tail rotor interaction on helicopter stability and control.
Main Rotor Disc Edge Vortices: An Analytical Model
1996
83 pages
Report
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Englisch
Aircraft , Aerodynamics , Helicopters , Wing tip vortices , Wakes , Blade-vorex interaction , Helicopter tail rotors , Vorticity equations , Rotary wings , Actuator disks , Helicopter stability , Flow distortion , Interference drag , Rotor body interactions , Shape , Position(Location) , Geometry , Strength , Foreign technology
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