Characteristics of helicopter engine exhaust through scaled experiments using stereoscopic particle image velocimetry

• Main Authors: Zhen, Wei Teo, Wong, Wai Hou, Lee, Zhi Wen, New, Tze How, Ng, Bing Feng
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Aerodynamics; Vortex
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155212
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Helicopter engines are often mounted atop the fuselage to keep the aircraft footprint small and optimal for operations. As a result, hot gases produced by the engines may inadvertently impinge upon the tail boom or dissipate inefficiently that compromises on operation safety. In this study, a scaled...