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Prediction of the aeromechanics for HART II rotor in descending flight using mixed variational geometrically exact beam analysis

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This paper presents validation of the helicopter rotor aeromechanics in descending flight. In its structural analysis, mixed variational geometrically exact beam model was used to capture nonlinear behavior of the rotor blade precisely. The present beam model was expressed by a mixed varational formulation in terms of the displacements, rotations, inertial forces, moments, and linear/angular momenta. Then displacements, inertial forces, and momenta can be directly extracted and solved simultaneously. And the finite-state dynamic inflow aerodynamics combined with blade element theory was used to predict induced inflow. The present results are compared by the wind tunnel test data for the higher-harmonic aeroacoustics rotor test (HART) II rotor with and without higher harmonic pitch control in descending flight. In the numerical results, trim control angles, section normal force, structural deflections, and structural loads were compared with those of the measurement. Predicted trim control angles and structural deflections show a good agreement with the measurement. But predicted flap bending moments show certain discrepancy with the measurement.

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  1. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742, Korea

    Han-Yeol Ryu

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    Sang-Joon Shin

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Hanyeol Ryu received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Chonbuk National University in 2005 and 2007. His research interests include rotorcraft dynamics, nonlinear structural dynamics and aeroelasticity.

Sang Joon Shin received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999 and 2001, respectively. Since 2003, he has been a professor at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Seoul National University. His research interests include aeroelasticity, rotorcraft dynamics, and smart structures.

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Ryu, HY., Shin, SJ. Prediction of the aeromechanics for HART II rotor in descending flight using mixed variational geometrically exact beam analysis. J Mech Sci Technol 29, 141–150 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-014-1221-0

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