Establishing Fluid Dynamics Scales Critical to Dynamic Interface Applications and their Impact on Handling Qualities

Abstract

The goal of this effort is to develop a better understanding of the relationship between the length and time scales typically present in the disturbance fields experienced by Naval aviators (i.e. ship airwakes, wing wakes etc.) and rotorcraft flight dynamics and flying qualities when the fully-interacting fluid dynamics of the disturbance and rotor wake and flight mechanics are accounted for. With this information in hand, the engineering community would be better able to: Understand the relationship between aircraft type, ride quality, flight dynamics and handling qualities during flight conditions where disturbance fields are encountered. More accurately define trainer requirements, minimum experimental campaign requirements, minimum CFD modeling requirements and consequently establish a benchmark to evaluate CFD predictive capability. Better define the requirements for new aircraft given the direct correlation between flight dynamics and handling qualities. The effort, which commenced in March 2021 is undertaking the research required to develop such an understanding, along with disseminating the observations and conclusions of the work to the Navy and the broader flight dynamics and handling qualities community. The effort is structured using a build-up approach that first focuses on defining relevant disturbance fields, followed by predicting and understanding the fundamental aeromechanics response (e.g. aerodynamic forces and moments and rotor dynamics), and will culminate in predicting the flight dynamics and flying qualities for realistic, but generic, helicopter and tiltrotor configurations. To date, the effort has focused on investigating the type of disturbance fields experienced by Naval aviators, and how to define the relevant primary flow structures and time scales.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 17, 2023
Accession Number
AD1208424

Entities

People

  • Aashish Sharma
  • Glen R. Whitehouse
  • J. D. Keller

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Systems
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight Training
  • Flow Visualization
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Helicopter Rotors
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Systems Analysis and Design