A coupling fluid-structure method with a combination of viscous wake model（VWM）,computational fluid dynamics（CFD） and comprehensive structural dynamics（CSD） modules is developed in this paper for rotor unsteady ...A coupling fluid-structure method with a combination of viscous wake model（VWM）,computational fluid dynamics（CFD） and comprehensive structural dynamics（CSD） modules is developed in this paper for rotor unsteady airload prediction. The hybrid VWM/CFD solver is employed to model the nonlinear aerodynamic phenomena and complicated rotor wake dynamics;the moderate deflection beam theory is implemented to predict the blade structural deformation; the loose coupling strategy based on the ‘delt method＇ is used to couple the fluid and structure solvers.Several cases of Helishape 7A rotor are performed first to investigate the effect of elastic deformation on airloads. Then, two challenging forward flight conditions of UH-60 A helicopter rotor are investigated, and the simulated results of wake geometry, chordwise pressure distribution and sectional normal force show excellent agreement with available test data; a comparison with traditional CFD/CSD method is also presented to illustrate the efficiency of the developed method.展开更多
An advanced airload and noise prediction method based on computational fluid dynamics/computational structural dynamics(CFD/CSD)coupling for helicopter rotor has been developed in this paper.In the present method,Navi...An advanced airload and noise prediction method based on computational fluid dynamics/computational structural dynamics(CFD/CSD)coupling for helicopter rotor has been developed in this paper.In the present method,Navier-Stokes equation is applied as the governing equation,and a moving overset grid system is generated in order to account for the blade motions in rotation,flapping and pitching.The blade structural analysis is based on 14-DOF Euler beam model,and the finite element discretization is conducted on Hamilton′s variational principle and moderate deflection theory.Aerodynamic noise is calculated by Farassat 1 Aformula derived from FW-H equation.Using the developed method,numerical example of UH-60 Ais performed for aeroelastic loads calculation in a low-speed forward flight,and the calculated results are compared with both those from isolated CFD method and available experimental data.Then,rotor noise is emphatically calculated by CFD/CSD coupling method and compared with the isolated CFD method.The results show that the aerodynamic loads calculated from CFD/CSD method are more satisfactory than those from isolated CFD method,and the exclusion of blade structural deformation in rotor noise calculation may cause inaccurate results in low-speed forward flight state.展开更多
To predict the flutter dynamic pressure of a wind tunnel model before flutter test,an accurate Computational Fluid Dynamics/Computational Structural Dynamics(CFD/CSD)-based flutter prediction method is proposed under ...To predict the flutter dynamic pressure of a wind tunnel model before flutter test,an accurate Computational Fluid Dynamics/Computational Structural Dynamics(CFD/CSD)-based flutter prediction method is proposed under the conditions of a 2.4 m×2.4 m transonic wind tunnel with porous wall.From the CFD simulations of the flows through an inclined hole of this wind tunnel,the Nambu's linear porous wall model between the flow rate and the differential pressure is extended to the porous wall with inclined holes,so that the porous wall can be conveniently modeled as a boundary condition.According to the flutter testing approach for the current wind tunnel,the steady CFD calculation is conducted to achieve the required inlet Mach number.A timedomain CFD/CSD method is then employed to evaluate the structural response of the experimental model,and the critical flutter point is obtained by increasing the dynamic pressure step by step at a fixed Mach number.The present method is applied to the flutter calculations for a vertical tail model and an aircraft model tested in the current transonic wind tunnel.For both models,the computed flutter characteristics agree well with the experimental results.展开更多
For accurate aeroelastic analysis,the unsteady rotor flowfield is solved by computational fluid dynamics(CFD)module based on RANS/Euler equations and moving-embedded grid system,while computational structural dynamics...For accurate aeroelastic analysis,the unsteady rotor flowfield is solved by computational fluid dynamics(CFD)module based on RANS/Euler equations and moving-embedded grid system,while computational structural dynamics(CSD)module is introduced to handle blade flexibility.In CFD module,dual time-stepping algorithm is employed in temporal discretization,Jameson two-order central difference(JST)scheme is adopted in spatial discretization and B-L turbulent model is used to illustrate the viscous effect.The CSD module is developed based on Hamilton′s variational principles and moderate deflection beam theory.Grid deformation is implemented using algebraic method through coordinate transformations to achieve deflections with high quality and efficiency.A CFD/CSD loose coupling strategy is developed to transfer information between rotor flowfield and blade structure.The CFD and the CSD modules are verified seperately.Then the CFD/CSD loose coupling is adopted in airloads prediction of UH-60A rotor under high speed forward flight condition.The calculated results agree well with test data.Finally,effects of torsional stiffness properties on airloads of rotors with different tip swept angles(from 10° forward to 30° backward)are investigated.The results are evaluated through pressure distribution and airloads variation,and some meaningful conclusions are drawn the moderated shock wave strength and pressure gradient caused by varied tip swept angle and structural properties.展开更多
对于高超声速飞行器在临近空间形成的连续与稀薄混合流场,DSMC(direct simulation of Monte Carlo)方法需要消耗巨大的计算资源,CFD(computational fluid dynamics)方法,无法对稀薄效应进行准确模拟。在对连续/稀薄耦合数值方法深入研...对于高超声速飞行器在临近空间形成的连续与稀薄混合流场,DSMC(direct simulation of Monte Carlo)方法需要消耗巨大的计算资源,CFD(computational fluid dynamics)方法,无法对稀薄效应进行准确模拟。在对连续/稀薄耦合数值方法深入研究的基础上,提出了一套非结构网格的CFD/DSMC耦合方法。该方法具有通用强、适应性良好的特点,进行耦合计算时对不规则复杂分界面无需进行光滑处理。对超声速圆柱绕流和钝锥体流场进行了模拟,数值结果表明:该方法对不规则分界面和复杂外形具有高度适用性,通过与重叠网格结果进行比较验证了该方法的有效性和计算效率,相较于传统的DSMC方法,计算效率分别提高了2.3倍和3.16倍,具有高效性。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11302103)
文摘A coupling fluid-structure method with a combination of viscous wake model（VWM）,computational fluid dynamics（CFD） and comprehensive structural dynamics（CSD） modules is developed in this paper for rotor unsteady airload prediction. The hybrid VWM/CFD solver is employed to model the nonlinear aerodynamic phenomena and complicated rotor wake dynamics;the moderate deflection beam theory is implemented to predict the blade structural deformation; the loose coupling strategy based on the ‘delt method＇ is used to couple the fluid and structure solvers.Several cases of Helishape 7A rotor are performed first to investigate the effect of elastic deformation on airloads. Then, two challenging forward flight conditions of UH-60 A helicopter rotor are investigated, and the simulated results of wake geometry, chordwise pressure distribution and sectional normal force show excellent agreement with available test data; a comparison with traditional CFD/CSD method is also presented to illustrate the efficiency of the developed method.
基金supported by Funding of Jiangsu Innovation Program for Graduate Education(No.KYLX16_ 0389)
文摘An advanced airload and noise prediction method based on computational fluid dynamics/computational structural dynamics(CFD/CSD)coupling for helicopter rotor has been developed in this paper.In the present method,Navier-Stokes equation is applied as the governing equation,and a moving overset grid system is generated in order to account for the blade motions in rotation,flapping and pitching.The blade structural analysis is based on 14-DOF Euler beam model,and the finite element discretization is conducted on Hamilton′s variational principle and moderate deflection theory.Aerodynamic noise is calculated by Farassat 1 Aformula derived from FW-H equation.Using the developed method,numerical example of UH-60 Ais performed for aeroelastic loads calculation in a low-speed forward flight,and the calculated results are compared with both those from isolated CFD method and available experimental data.Then,rotor noise is emphatically calculated by CFD/CSD coupling method and compared with the isolated CFD method.The results show that the aerodynamic loads calculated from CFD/CSD method are more satisfactory than those from isolated CFD method,and the exclusion of blade structural deformation in rotor noise calculation may cause inaccurate results in low-speed forward flight state.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11872212)a project funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions。
文摘To predict the flutter dynamic pressure of a wind tunnel model before flutter test,an accurate Computational Fluid Dynamics/Computational Structural Dynamics(CFD/CSD)-based flutter prediction method is proposed under the conditions of a 2.4 m×2.4 m transonic wind tunnel with porous wall.From the CFD simulations of the flows through an inclined hole of this wind tunnel,the Nambu's linear porous wall model between the flow rate and the differential pressure is extended to the porous wall with inclined holes,so that the porous wall can be conveniently modeled as a boundary condition.According to the flutter testing approach for the current wind tunnel,the steady CFD calculation is conducted to achieve the required inlet Mach number.A timedomain CFD/CSD method is then employed to evaluate the structural response of the experimental model,and the critical flutter point is obtained by increasing the dynamic pressure step by step at a fixed Mach number.The present method is applied to the flutter calculations for a vertical tail model and an aircraft model tested in the current transonic wind tunnel.For both models,the computed flutter characteristics agree well with the experimental results.
文摘For accurate aeroelastic analysis,the unsteady rotor flowfield is solved by computational fluid dynamics(CFD)module based on RANS/Euler equations and moving-embedded grid system,while computational structural dynamics(CSD)module is introduced to handle blade flexibility.In CFD module,dual time-stepping algorithm is employed in temporal discretization,Jameson two-order central difference(JST)scheme is adopted in spatial discretization and B-L turbulent model is used to illustrate the viscous effect.The CSD module is developed based on Hamilton′s variational principles and moderate deflection beam theory.Grid deformation is implemented using algebraic method through coordinate transformations to achieve deflections with high quality and efficiency.A CFD/CSD loose coupling strategy is developed to transfer information between rotor flowfield and blade structure.The CFD and the CSD modules are verified seperately.Then the CFD/CSD loose coupling is adopted in airloads prediction of UH-60A rotor under high speed forward flight condition.The calculated results agree well with test data.Finally,effects of torsional stiffness properties on airloads of rotors with different tip swept angles(from 10° forward to 30° backward)are investigated.The results are evaluated through pressure distribution and airloads variation,and some meaningful conclusions are drawn the moderated shock wave strength and pressure gradient caused by varied tip swept angle and structural properties.
文摘对于高超声速飞行器在临近空间形成的连续与稀薄混合流场,DSMC(direct simulation of Monte Carlo)方法需要消耗巨大的计算资源,CFD(computational fluid dynamics)方法,无法对稀薄效应进行准确模拟。在对连续/稀薄耦合数值方法深入研究的基础上,提出了一套非结构网格的CFD/DSMC耦合方法。该方法具有通用强、适应性良好的特点,进行耦合计算时对不规则复杂分界面无需进行光滑处理。对超声速圆柱绕流和钝锥体流场进行了模拟,数值结果表明:该方法对不规则分界面和复杂外形具有高度适用性,通过与重叠网格结果进行比较验证了该方法的有效性和计算效率,相较于传统的DSMC方法,计算效率分别提高了2.3倍和3.16倍,具有高效性。
