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Numerical Simulation of 3D
Dynamic Stall
A. Spentzos1, G. Barakos1, K. Badcock1
P. Wernert2, S. Schreck3 & M. Raffel4
1 CFD Laboratory, University of Glasgow, UK
2 Institute de Recherche de Saint Louis, France
3 National renewable energy laboratory USA
4 DLR - Institute for Aerodynamics and Flow Technology, Germany
Outline
Background and Objectives
 Past efforts in 3D dynamic stall
 CFD requirements for validation
 Summary of selected tools
 2D dynamic stall
 Validation cases and results
 Conclusions
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Motivation and Objectives
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DS is encountered in rotorcraft and highly maneuverable
aircraft
Complex problem – prediction of loads and flow structure
3D studies are rare
Study 3D DS, use a variety of turbulence models and
simulation (LES)
Improve existing turbulence models
Understand flow physics
Validate CFD so that industry can exploit
Take things a bit further…
Background
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What is Dynamic Stall?
Experimental and CFD work on DS
The majority of the work performed on DS (experimental
and CFD) has been done on 2-D
Most CFD has been done for code validation rather than
investigation of the flow physics.
2D CFD suggested that turbulence modelling is a key
issue if fidelity is required
Missing: 3D, centrifugal effects, dM/dt, interaction with
wake
CFD requirements for validation
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Surface pressure
Integral loads
Boundary layers
Information for turbulence levels in the tunnel
and transition
Higher Mach numbers
Near-tip and flow-field measurements
Measurements on rotating blades
Measurements on more complex geometries
Summary of experiments
Most experiments on DS are 2D
3D work has been done by the following:
Selected Validation Cases
CFD solver
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PMB solver of the Univ. of Glasgow
Control volume method
Parallel (distributed memory)
Multi-block (complex geometry) structured grids
Moving grids
Unsteady RANS - Variety of turbulence models – LES
Implicit time marching
Osher's and Roe's schemes for convective fluxes
MUSCL scheme for effectively 3rd order accuracy
Central differences for viscous fluxes
Conjugate gradient linear solver with pre-conditioning
Validation database
www.aero.gla.ac.uk/Research/CFD/validation
2D Results for Ramping and
Oscillating Aerofoils
CFD results for dynamic stall of helicopter sections
Flow Field Comparison
a) 22 Deg (upstroke)
b) 23 Deg (upstroke)
Sinusoidal pitch, k=0.15, Re=373,000, M=0.1
c) 24 Deg (upstroke)
Geometry – Grid Generation
Geometry – Grid Generation
One-block extruded tip
Geometry – Grid Generation
C-O topology
4-block extruded tip
Grid and Time Convergence
Three levels of refinement: 120k, 800k, 1,800k
Grid and Time Convergence
Two levels of time refinement resolving frequencies up to 20 Hz and 40Hz
Experimental evidence of the W-shaped vortex
Schreck & Hellin
2D CFD
3D CFD
Coton et al.
Surface Pressure
Ramping motion,
Re=69,000, M=0.1, K=0.1
Incidence 40.9 degrees
Experiment
CFD
Close the loop – Analysis
ONERA model
Cz
Cz
Cz
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C z  C z1  C z2
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Cz  Cz 0  Czs  sin k  Czc  cos k
C z2  C z20  C z2s1 sin k  C z2c1 cos k  C z2s2 sin 2k  C z2c2 cos 2k
Close the loop – Analysis
ONERA model
Conclusions
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Experimentalists like CFD pictures!
Are keen to collaborate and look in their
databases for measurements
They developed the ability to understand
much about the flow from a small number of
measurements
They are getting used to the idea of CFD…
or at least looking at CFD results
Conclusions
CFD developers are always looking for
good data and have many requirements
 Have sometimes to make a first step
 Have to be open about any limitations of
their methods
 Perform simulations, validation,
comparisons and maybe …
some analysis!
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