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An Unsteady Numerical Method of Autorotation and the Effect of 2D Aerodynamic Coefficients

자동회전의 비정상 수치해법과 2차원 공력계수의 영향

  • 김학윤 (한국항공대학교 항공기술교육원) ;
  • 신동진 (한서대학교 항공기계공학과)
  • Published : 2009.02.01
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Abstract

An unsteady numerical simulation method for an autorotating rotor in forward flight was developed. The flapping and rotational equations of motion of autorotation are continuously integrated for given time steps, meanwhile the induced velocity field at disc plane is obtained by the dynamic inflow theory embodying the unteadiness. The transitions from arbitrary initial states to equilibrium states were simulated. Steady autorotations as numerical solutions of equations were predicted by using two sources of blade airfoil data. The simulations using airfoil data which were obtained by a two dimensional Navier-Stokes solver in terms of angles of attack and Reynolds numbers have shown good agreements with wind tunnel experimental results.

전진 비행중인 자동회전 로터에 대한 비정상 수치해석 기법이 개발되었다. 자동회전 로터의 플래핑과 회전운동 방정식은 주어지는 시간간격에 따라 연속적으로 적분되며 이 때 회전면에서의 유도 속도장은 동적 유도흐름 이론(dynamic inflow theory)에 의해 계속 업데이트 되면서 블레이드의 모든 요소에서 유효 받음각을 결정하여 비정상 상태를 모사한다. 로터의 임의의 초기 회전속도 및 플래핑각에서 정상상태로 천이(transition)되는 과정을 시뮬레이션 하였고 블레이드 에어포일 공력 데이터들을 이용하여 방정식들의 수치해인 자동회전의 정상상태를 예측하였다. 2차원 Navier-Stokes 솔버로 받음각과 레이놀즈수에 따라 해석된 에어포일 데이터를 이용하여 자동회전의 비정상 시뮬레이션을 수행한 해석 결과는 풍동실험 결과와 잘 일치하였다

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