Helicopter Drag Prediction using Detached-Eddy Simulation

Projektinformationen

HELIDES

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 278415

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

Startdatum 1 April 2011

Enddatum 30 September 2013

Finanziert unter

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives

Gesamtkosten € 147 284,40

EU-Beitrag € 110 463,30

Koordiniert durch

CFD SOFTWARE - ENTWICKLUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
Germany

Ziel

"Reduction of aerodynamic drag is central to the ACARE 2020 goal of reducing fuel consumption in air transportation. For rotorcraft, the majority of the drag occurs due to extensive flow separation around the fuselage and rotor hub. Such highly unsteady flows present significant challenges for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques in terms of solution fidelity and computational expense.
However, a new family of hybrid RANS/LES techniques addresses this conflict by mixing pure modelling (RANS) and partial resolution (LES) of the turbulent motion to provide an optimal tradeoff between solution fidelity and computational cost. Of these, the well-established detached-eddy simulation (DES) method has been selected for the HELIDES simulations due to its high maturity and inherent suitability. Through participation in numerous EU projects (e.g. FLOMANIA, DESider, ATAAC), the consortium has developed a very high level of expertise with the development and application of these methods, including to helicopter fuselage simulation. The HELIDES consortium has furthermore played a central role in the implementation and validation of cutting-edge DES methods in an efficient, incompressible, unstructured CFD solver that can capture complex geometries with rotating components. Furthermore, novel analysis techniques for the quantification of the random error in statistical quantities provides a pragmatic means to manage the significant problem of finite simulated time samples.
With these well-suited tools and expertise, together with access to very large computing resources, the HELIDES consortium considers itself ideally equipped to perform the demanding high-fidelity simulations specified by the Call."

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aircraft › rotorcraft
• natural sciences › physical sciences › classical mechanics › fluid mechanics › fluid dynamics › computational fluid dynamics
• natural sciences › mathematics › pure mathematics › geometry
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels

Programm/Programme

• FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives

Thema/Themen

• JTI-CS-2010-4-GRC-02-006 - Helicopter hub and fuselage drag investigation by means of hybrid URANS/LES methods

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

SP1-JTI-CS-2010-04
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Finanzierungsplan

JTI-CS - Joint Technology Initiatives - Clean Sky

Koordinator

CFD SOFTWARE - ENTWICKLUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH

Kontakt Verwaltung

Frank Thiele (Prof.)

• EU-Beitrag: € 95 298,30
• Adresse: WOLZOGENSTRASSE 4 ; 14163 Berlin ; Deutschland
• Region: Berlin › Berlin › Berlin
• Aktivitätstyp: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Gesamtkosten: Keine Daten

Beteiligte (1)

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN

Deutschland

Kontakt Verwaltung

Simone Ludwig (Ms.)

• EU-Beitrag: € 15 165,00
• Adresse: STRASSE DES 17 JUNI 135 ; 10623 Berlin
• Region: Berlin › Berlin › Berlin
• Aktivitätstyp: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Gesamtkosten: Keine Daten