Dynamic Stall,
Abstract
Problems associated with unsteady stall are summarized and past experimental and theoretical studies, relating primarily to dynamic stall of helicopter rotor blades, are reviewed. The problems attendant to analytic treatment of dynamic stall, including identification of relevant flow elements and definition of unsteady separation, are then discussed, and the basis for a theory which accounts for viscous effects and viscous-inviscid interactions analytically is presented. Results of computations are compared with measured loading on an airfoil undergoing sinusoidal pitching motion. The amounts of lift overshoot and their variation with frequency are in good agreement. Analyses of wake-induced stall and stall flutter of a helicopter rotor blade are then presented. The results indicate that the large stall-related torsional oscillations which commonly limit helicopter forward speed are the response to rapid changes in aerodynamic moment which accompany stall and unstall, rather than the consequence of an aeroelastic instability. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0771738
Entities
People
- Peter Crimi
Organizations
- AGARD