The development of a conservative, parallel blade-element rotor model and its implementation into an adaptive Cartesian method is briefly reviewed. The model is first validated and then applied in edgewise forward flight for a variety of configurations. Validation studies comparing torque required for an isolated rotor match XV-15 wind tunnel trends well. Simulations of a simple quadrotor in “×” and “+” configurations are performed, demonstrating how the trailing rotor(s) lose thrust because of unfavorable aerodynamic interactions with the forward rotor(s), while power required remains near constant. A modified “+1” configuration is also examined, where the lateral rotors are brought inboard by 25%. This configuration showed a further 2% performance improvement over the “+” arrangement. The final paper will also include validation of a tandem rotor configuration with wind tunnel data as well as results and analysis of unsteady quadcopter simulations. In addition, a 4th configuration (× will be analyzed.
Numerical Investigation of Multi-Rotor Configurations
AIAA Aviation 2018 ; 2018 ; Atlanta, GA, United States
25.06.2018
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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