Vortical flow structures at a helicopter rotor model measured by LDV and PIV

Abstract Flowfield measurements of the blade tip vortices from a rotating helicopter rotor model were performed by three component laser-Doppler velocimetry (3D-LDV) and conventional (two component) particle image velocimetry (PIV). In general, the results are in good correspondence, but also illustrate the different properties of both techniques: LDV offers the capability of three-component measurements, whereas PIV captures the unsteadyness of the flowfield.

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