Contra-rotating open rotor operation for improved aerodynamics and noise at takeoff

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 7, Issue PARTS A, B, AND C, 2011, Pages 973-983

  Zachariadis, Alexios ^a   Hall, Cesare A ^a   Parry, Anthony B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIATION FUEL; BLADE SPEED; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; COMMUNITY NOISE; CONTRA-ROTATING; FRONT ROTORS; HIGH INCIDENCE; LARGE REGIONS; NOISE PREDICTIONS; OPEN ROTORS; OPERATING CONDITION; ROTOR ROTATIONAL SPEED; SEPARATED FLOWS; SPEED INCREASE; VARIABLE PITCH; VELOCITY DEFECTS;

AERODYNAMICS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXHIBITIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; MACH NUMBER; TAKEOFF; TURBINES;

AEROACOUSTICS;

EID: 84865518347     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2011-45205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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