Experimental and numerical investigation of a counter rotating open rotor flow field

Abstract

Stereoscopic Particle Image Velocimetry (SPIV) and unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier Stokes (uRANS) has been applied for the flow field investigation behind a counter rotating open rotor (CROR) model. Of particular interest is the validation of numerical codes as well as a dedicated recording of the phase delays to determine the phase positions of both propellers at the experimental investigation of the flow field.