Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The applicability of current finite-volume CFD algorithms based on the Euler equations to the vortex flow over a helicopter in forward flight is investigated analytically. The general characteristics of the flow are reviewed; existing Euler, Navier-Stokes, perturbation, high-order, and adaptive methods are briefly characterized; and a novel Eulerian/Lagrangian approach with entropy and vorticity corrections is presented in detail. Numerical results for simple convection of a finite-core Lamb vortex moving downstream with its axis perpendicular to the flow are presented in graphs, and the possibility of extending the method to three-dimensional, viscous, and shock flows is discussed.
Keywords:
AERODYNAMICS
Type:
National Specialists'' Meeting on Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics; Feb 25, 1987 - Feb 27, 1987; Arlington, TX; United States
Format:
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