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An examination of vortex convection effects during blade-vortex interaction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

M.B. Horner,
E. Saliveros and
R.A.McD. Galbraith
M.B. Horner
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
E. Saliveros
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
R.A.McD. Galbraith
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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Abstract

The experimental results of a parallel Blade-Vortex Interaction (BVI) study are presented. The quality of all pressure data reflects improvements in the Glasgow University BVI facility and in the method of reducing and presenting data. Pressure histories clearly track the passage of a vortex-associated disturbance across the aerofoil. Tracking this disturbance permits an examination of vortex convection velocities, and also allows for a correlation between vortex trailing edge passage and force and moment perturbations.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 96 , Issue 960: European Edition , December 1992, pp. 373 - 379
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1992 

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