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http://dx.doi.org/10.9766/KIMST.2020.23.4.311

Performance and Airloads Analyses for a Rigid Coaxial Rotor of High-Speed Compound Unmanned Rotorcrafts  

Kwon, Young-Min (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Park, Jae-Sang (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology / v.23, no.4, 2020 , pp. 311-318 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigates the performance and blade airloads for a rigid coaxial rotor of high-speed compound unmanned rotorcrafts. The present compound unmanned rotorcraft uses not only a rigid coaxial rotor, but also wings and propellers for high-speed flights. For the rigid coaxial rotor in this work, CAMRAD II, a rotorcraft comprehensive analysis code, is used to study the performance at a flight speed of up to 250 knots and blade section lift forces at 230 knots. As the flight speed increases, the rotor power decreases; however, the power of propellers increases to overcome the drag force of a rotorcraft in high-speed flight. The effective lift-to-drag ratio of a rotor has the maximum value of about 11.6 which is much higher than the value of the conventional helicopter. The blade section lift forces of the upper and lower rotors at 230 knots show the similar variation trends for one rotor revolution, and the impulses because of the aerodynamic interaction between both rotors are observed.
Keywords
Rigid Coaxial Rotor; Lift-Offset; Compound Unmanned Rotorcraft; Performance; Blade Airloads;
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