If we are talking CAD there are lots of 'em. EDS Master Series is pretty good (if user intimidating). Catia V5 is the industry standard. Pro-Engineer is good for powertrain stuff. You could try solid edge solid works. There are plenty of budget 3D cad packages, but i've never really needed to...
"Graviman, my own country is in a similar position re climate change, but we are perhaps straying too far from the topic?"
We were doing a cost/benefit analysis of more economical engine development...
Mart
"...I would agree that for the UK road conditions that I experienced SUV's would be contraindicated simply for parking/road width/fuel useage issues."
Well, RPMag, my concern is really with the CO2 emissions. My point is that someone driving an SUV in the US of A, is having a direct affect on...
"I question that HHC offers much improvement to the rotor performance..."
I've not done a lit search, but HHC was originally done by Sikorsky (i think) to reduce vibration. What they found was that by allowing blades to follow local streamlines more accurately, the rotor torque went down...
Just for reference sake in the UK we pay approx $1 US per litre, and it's still rising. Our country is entirely dependant on the Gulf stream for it's warm climate (ie will be first affected by global warming). The average commute to work (in the south) is 50 miles or more, and house prices are...
Hi Dave,
Looking at Stepniewski&Keys, i can understand why you recommended it. I've got some other stuff to study first, but i'm gonna enjoy reading it. Hopefully i can then offer more help get your project off the ground. In the mean time i'll keep asking questions. :-)
Mart
I gather you are talking about exhaust noise transfer functions and sound emissions?
Exhaust NTFs are just a way of determining the output sound pressure level divided by the input spl. It is generally shown over the frequency domain. Since most exhaust systems will be used with a number of...
As I was saying, before my toes were trodden on. Since i understand from your site that you are considering higher harmonic control, it may be worth investigating electrical servomotor control for the tips. This would allow IRTC and high speed flutter control. Mechanical is equally possible, but...
"It was originally called it a 'Really Rigid Rotor' (RRR). Perhaps it should be renamed back to it's first name."
Howabout "Really absolutely rigid rotor, no really it absolutely is..."
"Basically, the UniCopter has two EXTREMELY rigid rotors which ubstitute for both the wings and the...
Trouble is even these still don't answer my main concern. Perhaps i should explain it another way...
If RRPM was extremely low, and chopper speed was very high, at a given instant in time the rotor assy could almost be considered stationary. If a blade is stationary above the canopy, then the...
BTW, how do you find the time to put so much work into Unicopter & Synchrolite?!? Is it a project you are doing on your own or is there a collective?
I have recently placed an order for the various recommended reading on single rotor, counter-rotating, and convertiplane helicopters. I intend to...
I've had a brief (lunchtime) look at the reverse velocity utilisation, but it doesn't answer my main concern.
Chopper blades normally have the airflow at the tips flowing from the leading edge. If the chopper speed goes up and RRPM slows down, there will come a point in the rotation when flow...
Intermesher, I wasn't sure whether to start a new thread on this...
I seem to remember you talking about maximum velocity of the Unicopter being potentially 500kts. The RRPM was to be designed to reduce, in order for these speeds to be achieved without compressibility effects on the blade tips...
Hmmm, it does seem rather odd. The only time related reasons i can think of are either corrosion or deterioration in UV light. I have never actually seen either affect aero components. The other possibility is that ten years ago Robinson introduced a modification to overcome the failure problem...
Thanks GOTWW. So it's an exponential decay of the opposing currents. Just took me a while to gain intuitive understanding...
Actually there are some nice demos in that applet, that nicely demonstrate the skin effect in lossy conductors.
Thanks all for your patience. I have only limited...
