The aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of a ducted helicopter tail rotor (Fenestron) in hover flight were numerically investigated. In order to reduce the computational effort, a single blade passage model was used for steady-state as well as transient CFD simulations. The unequal number of blades in the rotor and stator was taken into account in the transient simulations using the phase-lag method and the calculation results were validated against a full annulus simulation. Based on the surface pressures at the Fenestron, the sound pressure levels in the far field were then calculated using a Ffowcs-Williams-Hawkings solver. Finally, the established numerical process was successfully used to design an acoustically improved Fenestron stator blade.
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The aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of a ducted helicopter tail rotor (Fenestron) in hover flight were numerically investigated. In order to reduce the computational effort, a single blade passage model was used for steady-state as well as transient CFD simulations. The unequal number of blades in the rotor and stator was taken into account in the transient simulations using the phase-lag method and the calculation results were validated against a full annulus simulation. Based on the surface pre...
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