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A numerical insight into contra-rotating open rotor in-plane loads

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 April 2014

I. Gonzalez-Martino ,
B. François  and
B. Rodriguez
I. Gonzalez-Martino*
Affiliation:
Airbus Operations S.A.S., Aerodynamic Design and Data Department, 316 route de Bayonne, 31060 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
B. François
Affiliation:
Airbus Operations S.A.S., Aerodynamic Design and Data Department, 316 route de Bayonne, 31060 Toulouse Cedex 9, France CERFACS, CFD Team, 42 avenue Gaspard Coriolis, 31057 Toulouse, France
B. Rodriguez
Affiliation:
Onera – The French Aerospace Lab, Applied Aerodynamics Department, 8 rue des Vertugadins, 92190 Meudon, France
*
a Corresponding author: i.gonzalez.martino@gmail.com
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Abstract

This paper presents the comparison of results obtained from two codes with different degrees of accuracy and computational time on the case of a contra-rotating open rotor (AI-PX7). The main goal is to assess the capacity of a code based on singularity methods to predict global open rotor performance, the in-plane loads (also called 1P loads), and the blade load distribution during a full blade cycle. Moreover, installation and unsteady correction models have been implemented in this code in order to evaluate the possible improvements of initial predictions. Finally, a numerical method to quantify some of the mechanisms governing open rotor thrust and 1P loads is proposed.

Keywords

Open rotorin-plane loadsunsteady thin-airfoil theory
Type
Research Article
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Mechanics & Industry , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , 2014 , pp. 19 - 28
Copyright
© AFM, EDP Sciences 2014

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