Open AccessROTOR TURBULENCE INFLUENCE ON HELICOPTER FLIGHTS IN HIGH URBAN BUILT-UP AREA
Author(s) -
Tomasz Łusiak,
Andżelika Grudzień
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advances in sciences and technology/postępy nauki i techniki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2299-8624
pISSN - 2080-4075
DOI - 10.5604/20804075.1036997
Subject(s) - turbulence , rotor (electric) , aerospace engineering , marine engineering , helicopter rotor , aeronautics , engineering , physics , meteorology , mechanical engineering
The paper provides a discussion of the influence of turbulence in the areaa of high urban buildings or in vicinity of fire on safety of helicopter flights. The analysis was conducted using Ansys Fluent software. All the threats considering helicopter flight, landing and hovering in such an environment were shown. As objects of this research helicopter types: W3-A Sokół, W3-A Głuszec and Robinson R-44 were used