Abstract
The nacelles of modern aeroengines are constantly increasing in size. Thus, engine air-loads are becoming more powerful and their importance for the aeroelastic stability is becoming more significant. The principal goal of this study is to answer the question of how unsteady airloads vary while shifting to transonic Mach numbers. The investigations are carried out by applying a finite volume Euler method to a harmonically oscillating annular wing. The results show that transonic effects in the case of an annular wing are essentially weaker than in the case of an airfoil. The order of magnitude of the variations is around 10%. Possible consequences for the aeroelastic stability are examined with the example of an elastically mounted annular wing in transonic flow. The shifts of the stability curves also remain within a range of 10%. In addition, an actuator disk method, which is frequently used for the simulation of the fan jet, is expanded in such a way that unsteady flows can be treated. Some unsteady air-loads are strongly dependent on the pressure jump across the fan.
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