publications by Kenneth C Hall.

Papers Published

1. Hall, Steven R. and Yang, Kyle Y. and Hall, Kenneth C., Helicopter rotor lift distributions for minimum-induced power loss, Journal of Aircraft, vol. 31 no. 4 (1994), pp. 837 - 845 .
   (last updated on 2007/04/10)

   Abstract:
   A method is described for solving the minimum-induced loss (MIL) rotor design problem. First, the generalized Betz condition for MIL rotors is developed. Because the resulting lift distributions would generally exceed the maximum blade lift coefficient on the retreating side of the rotor, the necessary conditions are extended to include constraints on the lift. A method for solving for the optimum lift distribution using finite elements is described. Numerical results are presented for a typical rotor in forward flight. The MIL rotor may have on the order of 10% less induced power loss than a typical unoptimized rotor.

   Keywords:
   Lift;Constraint theory;Finite element method;Compressibility;Energy dissipation;Vectors;Matrix algebra;Torque;Velocity;Density (specific gravity);Flight dynamics;