Active twist smart rotor technology for blade-vortex interaction noise reduction

Peter C. Chen; James D. Baeder; Robert A. D. Evans; John B. Niemczuk; Paul A. Ross

doi:10.1117/12.350730

9 June 1999 Active twist smart rotor technology for blade-vortex interaction noise reduction

Peter C. Chen, James D. Baeder, Robert A. D. Evans, John B. Niemczuk, Paul A. Ross

Proceedings Volume 3668, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Smart Structures and Integrated Systems; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350730
Event: 1999 Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1999, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

The results of this feasibility study suggest that active blade twist technology is a viable means to reduce blade- vortex interaction (BVI) noise in rotorcraft systems. A linearized unsteady aerodynamics analysis was formulated and successfully validated with computation fluid dynamics analysis. A simple control scheme with three control points was found to be effective for active BVI noise reduction. Based on current-day actuation technology where 1 to 2 degrees of twist per blade activation span is expected, measurable noise reductions of 2 to 4 dB were predicted for the relatively strong, close vortex interactions. For weaker vortex interactions, reductions of 7 to 10 dB were predicted. The required twist actuation per blade span for complete unsteady loading cancellation, however, may be infeasible because of the large stroke and high frequency activation requirements.

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Peter C. Chen, James D. Baeder, Robert A. D. Evans, John B. Niemczuk, and Paul A. Ross "Active twist smart rotor technology for blade-vortex interaction noise reduction", Proc. SPIE 3668, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Smart Structures and Integrated Systems, (9 June 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350730

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