Assessment and optimization of the aerodynamic and acoustic characteristics of a counter rotating open rotor

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 7, Issue PARTS A, B, AND C, 2010, Pages 11-25

  Schnell, R ^a   Yin, J ^a   Voss, C ^a   Nicke, E ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC CHARACTERISTIC; ACOUSTIC EVALUATION; ACOUSTIC OPTIMIZATION; AERODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION; BASELINE CONFIGURATIONS; BLADE GEOMETRY; CFD METHOD; CFD SIMULATIONS; COUNTER ROTATING; FAR FIELD; FLEXIBLE DEFINITION; FRONT ROTORS; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; KRIGING INTERPOLATION; LINEAR MICROPHONEARRAY; MESHING STRATEGIES; MULTI OBJECTIVE; NOISE EMISSIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; PHASE LAGS; POWER SPLITS; PREDICTION METHODS; PROPELLER EFFICIENCY; PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY; RADIAL LOCATIONS; REGIONS OF INTEREST; RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS; RESPONSE SURFACE; STEADY STATE CALCULATIONS; SURFACE COVERING; SURROGATE MODEL;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROL SURFACES; EFFICIENCY; INTERPOLATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PROPELLERS; RATING; ROTATION; SPECIFICATIONS; TAKEOFF; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 82055171429     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2010-22076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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