Application of time-shifted boundary conditions to a 3D Euler/Navier-stokes aeroelastic code

Abstract

In the present work the unsteady aerodynamic characteristics of harmonically oscillating fan blades are investigated by applying a time-shifted boundary condition at the periodic boundaries. The direct-store method is used to implement the time-shifted boundary condition in a time-marching Euler/Navier-Stokes solver. Inviscid flow calculations far a flat plate helical fan, in a single-blade passage domain, are used to verify the analysis. The resists obtained show good correlation with other published results as well as with the same solver using multiple blade passages stacked together. Significant savings in computer time is realized, especially for smaller phase angles.