Sensitivity of tail rotor noise to helicopter configuration in forward flight
Fletcher, Timothy M. and Duraisamy, Karthikeyan and Brown, Richard (2009) Sensitivity of tail rotor noise to helicopter configuration in forward flight. In: 65th American Helicopter Society Annual Forum, 2009-05-27 - 2009-05-29.
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Abstract
Understanding the mechanisms that lead to the production of noise by tail rotors across a broad range of flight conditions and helicopter configurations remains an active area of research. Furthermore, designers require numerical models that are able to efficiently and accurately predict the acoustic signature of the helicopter. Predictions made using the Vorticity Transport Model in conjunction with a linear acoustics code, in which the Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings equation is solved for the sound pressure level on a horizontal observer plane beneath a scaled model of the Bo-105 helicopter, have been shown to compare well with measurements made during the HeliNOVI experiments. As the vertical distance between the tail rotor and the main rotor is reduced, the acoustic signature of the tail rotor changes considerably. Both the blade-vortex interactions that occur between the tail rotor blades and their tip vortices, and the interactions between the tail rotor blades and the tip vortices trailed behind the main rotor blades, act as major sources of loading noise. The work presented in the paper suggests strongly, however, that the apparent acoustic advantages of a tail rotor with a particular sense of rotation cannot be considered independently of the vertical location of the tail rotor with respect to the main rotor.
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Fletcher, Timothy M., Duraisamy, Karthikeyan and Brown, Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2754-5871;-
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Item type: Conference or Workshop Item(Paper) ID code: 27494 Dates: DateEvent27 May 2009PublishedSubjects: Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery
Technology > Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. AstronauticsDepartment: Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Depositing user: Ms Katrina May Date deposited: 30 Sep 2010 13:46 Last modified: 26 Sep 2024 00:26 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/27494