Boundary integral equation for wave equation with moving boundary and applications to compressible potential aerodynamics of airplanes and helicopters

This work presents a general boundary-integral-equation methodology for the solution of the wave equation around objects moving in arbitrary motion, with applications to compressible potential aerodynamics of airplanes and helicopters. The paper includes the derivation of the boundary integral equation for the wave equation, in a frame of reference moving in arbitrary motion (in particular, in translation and in rotation). The formulation is then applied to study unsteady potential compressible aerodynamic flows around streamlined bodies, such as airplanes and helicopters. The formulation is given in terms of the velocity potential, for which an explicit treatment of the wake is required; a discussion of the formulation for the wake transport is included. The advantages of the velocity-potential formulation over the acceleration-potential formulation are discussed. The boundary-element algorithm used for the computational implementation is briefly outlined. Validation of the formulation is presented for airplane wings and helicopter rotors in hover. The test cases fall into two categories. prescribed-wake and free-wake analyses. The validation of the prescribed-wake analysis is presented for compressible flows, subsonic for helicopter rotors, transonic for airplanes. The numerical validation of the free-wake analysis of helicopter rotors is presented for incompressible flows.

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