POWER ESTIMATION FOR FOUR SEATER HELICOPTER

Authors

  • Ahmad Azlan Shah Ibrahim Faculty of Mechanical Engineering University Technology Malaysia 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia
  • Mohammad Nazri Mohd Jaafar* Faculty of Mechanical Engineering University Technology Malaysia 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia

Keywords:

Power Estimation, Gross Weight, Parametric Study, MATLAB

Abstract

In helicopter design, generally there are three types of condition of interest, which are hover, vertical climb and forward flight. This paper describes the method for first estimation of power required for four-seater helicopter. The objective of this study is to estimate power for four-seater helicopter. Among the factors that affect the power required are the density effect of air at various altitudes, induced velocity along the blade, and horizontal force due to the fuselage, but only some of them will be studied in this paper. Methods used in this study to estimate the power is the momentum method. A parametric study on present helicopters in the market was performed to obtain initial specifications for the proposed helicopter. Based on these specifications, the weight estimation was determined according to Prouty method [1]. Using the momentum method and the specification for the helicopter, the power required was estimated. A computer program using MATLAB was also developed to expedite the power estimation calculations

References

Prouty R.W., 1995. Helicopter Performance, Stability, and Control, Krieger Publishing Company.

Leishman, J.G., 2001. Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics, Cambridge University Press.

Rand, O. and Khromov, V., 2004. Helicopter Sizing by Statistics, Journal of American Helicopter Society, July.

Ahmad Azlan Shah B. Ibrahim, 2007. Power Estimation for 4 Seater Helicopter, Undergraduate Thesis, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Johnson, Wayne, 1994. Helicopter Theory, Dover Publication INC.

Shingley, Joseph E., 2004. Standard Handbook of Machine Design, McGrawHill Companies.

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Published

2018-04-05

How to Cite

Ibrahim, A. A. S., & Mohd Jaafar*, M. N. (2018). POWER ESTIMATION FOR FOUR SEATER HELICOPTER. Jurnal Mekanikal, 27(2). Retrieved from https://jurnalmekanikal.utm.my/index.php/jurnalmekanikal/article/view/131

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Mechanical

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