03.3 - Basic Fluid Dynamics and Flow Control
EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF A PASSIVE FLOW-CONTROL DEVICE FOR A TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT
A.R. Proenca¹, S.A. Prince¹, L. Banks-Davies¹, K.P. Garry¹; ¹Cranfield University, United Kingdom
This paper presents an experimental investigation into tilt-rotor propeller/nacelle/wing flows, and the flow breakdowns that can lead to the phenomenon of whirl flutter. Preliminary results suggest that leading edge modified blades have the potential to provide a significant increase in performance for the baseline blade design. The final campaign is ongoing.