Requirement analyses and technical prospects of helicopter rotor airfoils

ZENG Wei; YUAN Mingchuan; FAN Feng; LIN Yongfeng

doi:10.7638/kqdlxxb-2021.0276

English Version Journal Login

您当前的位置：

首页 >

文章列表页 >

Requirement analyses and technical prospects of helicopter rotor airfoils

更新时间：2026-05-28

- Requirement analyses and technical prospects of helicopter rotor airfoils
- Vol. 39, Issue 6, Pages: 61-69(2021)
- 作者机构：
  
  中国直升机设计研究所直升机旋翼动力学重点实验室,景德镇,333001
- 作者简介：
- 基金信息：
- DOI：10.7638/kqdlxxb-2021.0276
  CLC： V275+.1
- Published：2021
- 稿件说明：
移动端阅览
曾伟, 袁明川, 樊枫, 等. 直升机旋翼翼型需求分析及技术发展展望[J]. 空气动力学学报, 2021, 39(6): 61−69.

ZENG Wei, YUAN Mingchuan, FAN Feng, et al. Requirement analyses and technical prospects of helicopter rotor airfoils[J]. 2021, 39(6): 61-69.
曾伟, 袁明川, 樊枫, 等. 直升机旋翼翼型需求分析及技术发展展望[J]. 空气动力学学报, 2021, 39(6): 61−69. DOI： 10.7638/kqdlxxb-2021.0276

ZENG Wei, YUAN Mingchuan, FAN Feng, et al. Requirement analyses and technical prospects of helicopter rotor airfoils[J]. 2021, 39(6): 61-69. DOI： 10.7638/kqdlxxb-2021.0276.

摘要

与机翼翼型相比，旋翼翼型在前飞时来流速度和迎角处于大范围变化之中，需要针对多种气动环境进行综合权衡设计。针对常规直升机和新构型高速直升机，综合考虑多种飞行条件，分析了旋翼翼型设计的性能需求。总结了先进旋翼翼型系列的发展及应用情况，以OA和TsAGI翼型为例分析了旋翼翼型的气动性能特点和发展趋势。从旋翼翼型指标分解、动态气动特性计算与试验、气动优化设计等方面介绍了旋翼翼型技术的发展现状，并对未来旋翼翼型技术的发展进行了展望。

Abstract

Compared with conventional fixed-wing airfoils

rotor airfoils have some particular characteristics. The angle-of-attack and velocity of rotor airfoils vary in a wide range during advancing flights

so the rotor airfoil design should make a comprehensive trade off. This article

which focuses on conventional and high-speed helicopters with new configurations

analyzes the design requirements of rotor airfoils under different flight conditions. The development and application of advanced rotor airfoils are also summarized. The characteristics and development trends of rotor airfoil aerodynamic performance are analyzed by taking OA and TsAGI airfoils for example. Moreover

the rotor airfoil technology development status is introduced from the aspects of rotor airfoil design criteria decomposition

dynamic aerodynamic characteristics computation and test

and aerodynamic optimization design. The future developing prospect of rotor airfoil technology is predicted at last.

关键词

Keywords

references

DAVENPORT F J, FRONT J V. Airfoil section for helicopter rotors-A reconsideration[C]//22th Annual National Forum of AHS, Washington D C, 1966: 1-10.

JOHNSON W. Helicopter theory[M]. New York: Dover Publications, 1994: 332-337.

LIIVA J, DAVENPORT F J. Dynamic stall of airfoil sections for high-speed rotors[J]. Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 1969, 14(2): 26-33. DOI:10.4050/jahs.14.26

DADONE L. Rotor airfoil optimization: an understanding of the physical limits[C]//34th Annual National Forum of AHS, Washington D C, 1978: 1-15.

LIND A H, LEFEBVRE J N, JONES A R. Experimental investigation of reverse flow over sharp and blunt trailing edge airfoils[C]//31st AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, San Diego, CA. Reston, Virginia: AIAA, 2013: 1-18. doi: 10.2514/6.2013-3036

PHILIPPE J J. 30 years of rotorcraft aeromechanics research at ONERA (Part 2)[R]. Vertiflite, 2006, (2): 22-29.

CHERNYSHEV S L, GOLOVKIN M A. Current state and progress in research of rotorcraft aerodynamics at TSAGI[C]//35th European Rotorcraft Forum, Hamburg, 2009: 1-11. http://toc.proceedings.com/07271webtoc.pdf

李萍, 庄开莲, 李静. 国外直升机旋翼翼型研究综述[J]. 直升机技术, 2007(3): 103-109.

DUQUE E P N. A numerical analysis of the British experimental rotor program blade[J]. Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 1992, 37(1): 46-54. DOI:10.4050/jahs.37.46

BEAUMIER P, VAN DER WALL B, PENGEL K, et al. From ERATO basic research to the blue Edge TM rotor blade: an example of virtual engineering?[C ] //Rotorcraft Virtual Engineering Conference, 2016. LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom. hal-01413109. https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01413109/document

ALFANO D, CRANGA P, GARETON V. The blue Edge TM blade continuation[C ] //75th Annual National Forum of AHS, Philadelphia, 2019: 1-10.

ROSENSTEIN H, CLARK R. Aerodynamic development of the V-22 tilt rotor[C]//Aircraft Systems, Design and Technology Meeting, Dayton, OH, USA. Reston, Virigina: AIAA, 1986: 1-16. doi: 10.2514/6.1986-2678

BAGAI A. Aerodynamic design of the X2 technology demonstrator main rotor blade[C]//64th Annual National Forum of AHS, Montreal, 2008: 1-16.

RENAUD J, NIBELLE F. Effect of the airfoil choice on rotor aerodynamic behavior in forward flight[C]//2th European Rotorcraft and Powered Lift Aircraft Form, Buckeburg, 1976: 1-9.

RENEAUX J, THIBERT J J. The use of numerical optimization for airfoil design[C]//3rd Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Colorado Springs, CO, USA. Reston, Virigina: AIAA, 1985: 1-10. doi: 10.2514/6.1985-5026

BLACKWELL J A JR, HINSON B L. The aerodynamic design of an advanced rotor airfoil[R ] . NASA-CR-2961. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19800009727/downloads/19800009727.pdf

THIBERT J J, GALLOT J. Advanced research on helicopter blade airfoils[C]//6th European Rotorcraft and Powered Lift Aircraft Forum, Rristol, 1980: 1-10.

WANG Q, ZHAO Q J. Rotor airfoil profile optimization for alleviating dynamic stall characteristics[J]. Aerospace Science and Technology, 2018, 72: 502-515. DOI:10.1016/j.ast.2017.11.033

NARRAMORE J C. Airfoil design, test, and evaluation for the V-22 tilt rotor vehicle[C]//43th Annual National Forum of AHS, Louis, 1987: 49-60.

GUILMINEAU E, QUEUTEY P. Numerical study of dynamic stall on several airfoil sections[J]. AIAA Journal, 1999, 37: 128-130. DOI:10.2514/3.14135

WILBY P G. The development of rotor airfoil testing in the UK[J ] . Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 2001, 46(3): 210. https://dspace-erf.nlr.nl/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.11881/3133/ERF-1996-Vol1-18.pdf?sequence = 1 doi: 10.4050/jahs.46.210

CARR L W, MCCROSKEY W J, MCALISTER K W, ET AL. An experimental study of dynamic stall on advanced airfoil sections Volume 3. Hot-wire and hot-film measurements [R ] . NASA TM 84245-VOL-3, 1982: 1-59. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19830009234/downloads/19830009234.pdf

BOUSMAN W G. Airfoil dynamic stall and rotorcraft maneuverability[R ] . NASA/TM-2000-209601. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20010038509/downloads/20010038509.pdf

兰波, 张卫国, 段雪峰, 等. 旋翼翼型动态测压风洞试验研究[C]//第三十一届全国直升机年会, 临汾, 2015: 18-21.

LIN Y F, HUANG J P, HUANG S L, et al. Experimental investigation of rotor airfoil dynamic stall characteristics[J]. Aeronautical Science Technology, 2012(4): 25-28.

KLEIN A, RICHTER K, ALTMIKUS A, et al. Unsteady criteria for rotor blade airfoil design[C ] //35th European Rotorcraft Forum, Hamburg, 2009: 1-10. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225002435_Unsteady_Criteria_for_Rotor_Blade_Airfoil_Design

XIE K, ABBAS L, CHEN D Y, et al. Numerical simulations on dynamic stall of a complex motion of airfoil under unsteady freestream velocity[J]. Journal of Harbin Engineering University, 2019, 40(5): 865-871. (in Chinese)

WANG Q, ZHAO Q J, ZHAO G Q. PIV experiments on flowfield characteristics of rotor airfoil dynamic stall and modifications of l: b model[J]. Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2014, 46(4): 631-635. (in Chinese)

YANG H, SONG W P, HAN Z H, et al. Multi-objective and multi-constrained optimization design for a helicopter rotor airfoil[J]. Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica, 2012, 33(7): 1218-1226. (in Chinese)

ZHAO Q J, WANG Q, ZHAO G Q. New optimization design method for rotor airfoil considering steady-unsteady characteristics[J]. Journal of Nanjing University of Aeronautics Astronautics, 2014, 46(3): 355-363. (in Chinese)

SUN J F, LU F S, HUANG Y, et al. Rotor airfoil aerodynamic design and evaluation software HRADesign[J]. Acta Aerodynamica Sinica, 2021, 39(4): 59-68. (in Chinese)

VU N A, LEE J W, SHU J I. Aerodynamic design optimization of helicopter rotor blades including airfoil shape for hover performance[J]. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2013, 26(1): 1-8. DOI:10.1016/j.cja.2012.12.008

HEINE B, MULLENERS K, JOUBERT G, et al. Dynamic stall control by passive disturbance generators[J]. AIAA Journal, 2013, 51(9): 2086-2097. DOI:10.2514/1.J051525

KIM T, KIM J, KIM M, et al. Dynamic stall control with impulsive jet[C]//AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum, Dallas, Texas. Reston, Virginia: AIAA, 2019. AIAA 2019-3587. doi: 10.2514/6.2019-3587

CASTANEDA D, WHITING N, WEBB N J, et al. Design and characterization of an experimental setup for active control of dynamic stall over a NACA 0012 airfoil[C]//AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum, Dallas, Texas. Reston, Virginia: AIAA, 2019. doi: 10.2514/6.2019-3212

DIPALMA M, HEALY R, FEREDE E, et al. Helicopter rotor morphing for performance improvement in reverse flow conditions[C ] //76th Vertical Flight Society Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, Vi rginia, 2020. https://move.rpi.edu/sites/default/files/publication-documents/Dipalma_VFS76.pdf

FUSI F, CONGEDO P M , QUARANTA G, et al. . Robust aerodynamic optimization of morphing airfoils for helicopter rotor blades l[C]// 17th AIAA Non-Deterministic Approaches Conference, Kissimmee, Florida, 2015. AIAA 2015-0919. doi: 10.2514/6.2015-0919

YAN X F, LOU B, XIE A H, et al. A review of advanced high-speed rotorcraft[J]. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2021, 1102(1): 012006. DOI:10.1088/1757-899x/1102/1/012006

MAVRIS D, TAI J, SCHRAGE D. A multidisciplinary design optimization approach to sizing stopped rotor configurations utilizing reaction drive and circulation control[C]//5th Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, Panama City Beach, FL, USA. Reston, Virigina: AIAA, 1994. . AIAA-94-4296-CP. doi: 10.2514/6.1994-4296

WITOLD J F, KONING W J, ROMANDER E A, et al. Low Reynolds number airfoil evaluation for the Mars helicopter rotor[C ] //74th Annual National Forum of AHS, Phoenix, 2018: 1-17. ARC-E-DAA-TN53889. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20180008702/downloads/20180008702.pdf

JOHNSON W, WITHROW S, YOUNG L, et al. Mars science helicopter conceptual design[R ] . NASA/TM-2020-220485. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20200002139/downloads/1405_Johnson_Final_080420%5B1%5D.pdf

Views

下载量

CSCD

Alert me when the article has been cited

提交

Tools

Publicity Resources

Dynamic stall characteristics of a rotor airfoil under coupled pitching-plunging motions

The analysis on rotor aeroelastic loads characteristic in high speed condition

Aerodynamic design and verification methods of rotor airfoils

Study on aerodynamic interference between helicopter hovering rotor and plateau complex terrain

Static aerodynamic characteristics of symmetrical wind turbine airfoils considering the influence of near-ocean underlying surface

Related Author

CHEN Ruifeng

YU Jieru

SHEN Juncheng

LI Guoqiang

LI Lang

WU Jiaqiang

ZHAO Jinrui

CHENG Yi

Related Institution

State Key Laboratory of Aerodynamics, Mianyang

School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang

National Key Laboratory of Helicopter Aeromechanics, CHRDI, Jingdezhen

国防科技大学空天科学学院

南京航空航天大学直升机旋翼动力学国家级重点实验室

AI问答

⁰