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2023 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Aerodynamic Performance Predictions of Mars Helicopter Co-axial Rotor in Hover by Using Unsteady CFD Simulations
Authors : Onur Küçükoğlu, Sergen Sakaoğlu, Nilay Sezer Uzol
Published in: Research Developments in Sustainable Aviation
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the complex flow physics and performance characteristics of co-axial rotors in Martian atmospheric conditions using SU2. Both steady-state and unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations are performed for the Martian helicopter (MH) co-axial rotor. 3-D rotor geometry is generated by using the airfoils defined by CST method, and the CFD simulations are carried out for hover condition by using SU2 open-source CFD flow solver. The numerical results are compared with the available experimental data, and detailed discussions of the flow characteristics are also presented.