Data from a test made in the Langley 4 x 7 Meter Tunnel were parametrically studied with respect to the occurrence of blade-vortex interaction (BVI) as a function of tunnel speed and rotor angle of attack. Three microphones on the tunnel centerline forward of the model and one microphone forward and 45 degrees to the right provided the data. The rotor model was tested with a set of high-twist blades (-10 degrees) and a set of low-twist blades (-5 degrees) over the midspeed range (50 to 80 knots) at angles of attack ranging from -6 degrees (shallow climb) to 10 degrees (steep descent). The data from all four microphones indicated that the most probable time of occurrence of BVI is when the rotor descent is approximately equal to the rotor mean inflow velocity. However, some of the data showed no conclusive relationship to the mean inflow velocity.


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    Title :

    Correlation of Helicopter Impulsive Noise from Blade-Vortex Interaction with Rotor Mean Inflow


    Contributors:
    A. B. Connor (author) / R. M. Martin (author)

    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    23 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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