VFS-F36-005: ROTOR-BODY INTERFERENCE (ROBIN) - ANALYSIS AND TEST - Technical Paper

Event: Forum 36 - Washington, D.C. 1980

Authors

Carl E. Freeman

NASA Langley Research Center

NASA Langley Research Center

Abstract

Content: An investigation has been conducted using wind-tunnel tests and analytical methods to determine the mutual interference of a single main rotor and fuselage. The wind-tunnel tests included models with 3.15 meter and 1.0 meter diameter rotors. Test parameters included rotor-fuselage separation, fuselage width, and rotor thrust. Time-averaged fuselage surface pressure and flow-field calculations were obtained using a modified inviscid flow panel method. Fuselage downloads were calculated using an empirical strip analysis download computer program.

Meta Tags

Topics: Propellers and rotors
Fuselages
Analysis methodologies
Computer software and hardware

Affiliated or Co-Author: NASA Langley Research Center

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4050/VFS-F36-005

Citation: Freeman, C. and Wilson, J., "ROTOR-BODY INTERFERENCE (ROBIN) - ANALYSIS AND TEST," Forum 36 - Washington, D.C. 1980, Washington, D.C., May 13, 1980, https://doi.org/10.4050/VFS-F36-005.

Additional Details

Publisher: The Vertical Flight Society

Published: 5/13/1980

Product Code: VFS-F36-005

Content Type: Technical Paper

Language: English