NUMERICAL MODELING OF FLUID BEHAVIOR AROUND A HOVERING DRONE ROTOR

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dc.contributor.advisorGannon, Anthony J.
dc.contributor.advisorClay, Christopher S.
dc.contributor.authorRichmond, Alexander K.
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-20T21:20:33Z
dc.date.available2022-09-20T21:20:33Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractResearch conducted on a remote-controlled drone aids in the quantification of individual rotor performance in the hovering state. Analysis via a three-dimensional numerical model identifies specific flow characteristics that are unique to the drone blade selected for the study. These flow characteristics give insight to lifting force, torque, velocity and pressure characteristics exerted on and induced by the blade. These metrics are made available to validate and improve actuator disk theory for a disk-size equivalent to the rotor’s planform area. Improvements to actuator disk theory occur by implementing pressure and velocity gradients extracted from the three-dimensional numerical simulation. Although computationally expensive, three-dimensional simulations provide most accurate results. Once the extracted radial pressure and velocity distributions are provided, less accurate and computationally cheaper analytical processes can be used as a substitution to this time-consuming investigation into vehicle performance.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.en_US
dc.description.serviceEnsign, United States Navyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipONR, Arlington, VA, 22217en_US
dc.identifier.curriculumcode609, Aerospace Engineering
dc.identifier.thesisid36948
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/70730
dc.publisherMonterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authordroneen_US
dc.subject.authorVTOLen_US
dc.subject.authormotoren_US
dc.subject.authorvertical take-off and landingen_US
dc.subject.authorefficiencyen_US
dc.subject.authoractuator disk theoryen_US
dc.titleNUMERICAL MODELING OF FLUID BEHAVIOR AROUND A HOVERING DRONE ROTORen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineAerospace Engineeringen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameMaster of Science in Aerospace Engineeringen_US
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