타이틀 |
Automatic Tip Vortex Core Profiling for Numerical Flow Simulations of Rotorcraft in Hover |
저자 |
Kao, David L.;; Chaderjian, Neal M. |
Keyword |
CORES;; CROSS FLOW;; HOVERING;; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATION;; ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT;; SIMULATION;; TRAJECTORIES;; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;; VORTICES;; WAKES |
URL |
http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20100036783 |
보고서번호 |
ARC-E-DAA-TN1084 |
발행년도 |
2010 |
출처 |
NTRS (NASA Technical Report Server) |
ABSTRACT |
An automated approach is presented that extracts visual and quantitative data from vortex cores produced by Navier-Stokes simulations of rotorcraft in hover mode. This approach extracts contiguous rotor tip vortex-core trajectories, cross-flow velocity profiles, and vortex-core diameter variation with wake age (azimuth angle). This automated approach is faster and more accurate than a conventional manual approach. Moreover, this new approach allows for an efficient way to quantitatively compare vortex-core profiles from different flow simulations, e.g., grid resolution studies, and validate computed results with experimental data. |