RCAIDE.Library.Methods.Powertrain.Converters.Rotor.Performance.Blade_Element_Momentum_Theory_Helmholtz_Wake.wake_model.wake_convergence

wake_convergence(rotor, wake_inputs)

Wake evaluation is performed using a simplified vortex wake method for Fidelity Zero, following Helmholtz vortex theory.

Assumptions: None

Source: Drela, M. “Qprop Formulation”, MIT AeroAstro, June 2006 http://web.mit.edu/drela/Public/web/qprop/qprop_theory.pdf

Inputs:

self - rotor wake rotor - SUAVE rotor wake_inputs.

Ua - Axial velocity Ut - Tangential velocity r - radius distribution

Outputs:

va - axially-induced velocity from rotor wake vt - tangentially-induced velocity from rotor wake

Properties Used: None