Browsing by Supervisor "Savill, Mark A."

Aerodynamic and cost modelling for aircraft in a multi-disciplinary design context.

Di Pasquale, Davide (Cranfield UniversitySATM, 2015-12)

A challenge for the scientific community is to adapt to and exploit the trend towards greater multidisciplinary focus in research and technology. This work is concerned with multi-disciplinary design for whole aircraft ...

The Aerodynamic Effects of Runback Ice

Parmar, Krishan (Cranfield University, 2013-09-20)

The objectives of this PhD were to investigate the aerodynamic performance effects due to runback ice accretion with particular interest on the EASA 45 minute hold case in icing conditions. The sponsors, Airbus and ...

Assessing/Optimising Bio-fuel Combustion Technologies for Reducing Civil Aircraft Emissions

Mazlan, Nurul Musfirah (Cranfield University, 2012-12)

Gas turbines are extensively used in aviation because of their advantageous volume as weight characteristics. The objective of this project proposed was to look at advanced propulsion systems and the close coupling of the ...

Conceptual multidisciplinary design via a multi-objective multi-fidelity optimisation method.

Kontogianis, Spyridon G. (2018-05)

Air travel demand and the associated fuel emissions are expected to keep increasing in the following decades, forcing the aerospace industry to find ways to revolutionise the design process to achieve step-like performance ...

The design of high lift aircraft configurations through multi-objective optimisation

Trapani, Giuseppe (Cranfield University, 2014-03)

An approach is proposed in this work to support the preliminary design of High-Lift aircraft configurations through the use of Multi-Objective optimisation tech¬niques. For this purpose a framework is developed which ...

Engine exhaust plume mixing simulations for minimizing environmental emissions impact

Spanelis, Apostolos (Cranfield University, 2013-10)

Local air quality is one of several issues constraining the development of air- ports. Ongoing research shows that takeoff contributes considerably to the level of near airport pollution. Installation of a wind-brake ...

Interactive optimisation for high-lift design.

Balasani, Myrtle Julia (2018-10)

Interactivity always involves two entities; one of them by default is a human user. The specialised subject of human factors is introduced in the context of computational aerodynamics and optimisation, specifically a ...

Modelling the aerodynamics of propulsive system integration at cruise and high-lift conditions

Sibilli, Thierry (Cranfield University, 2012-03)

Due to a trend towards Ultra High Bypass Ratio engines the corresponding engine/airframe interference is becoming a key aspect in aircraft design. The present economic situation increases the pressure on commercial aviation ...

Multi-objective computational engineering design optimisation for micro-combustor devices

Saddawi, Salwan David (Cranfield University, 2013-03)

This thesis describes the development of a multi-objective automated optimisation system to be used for the design optimisation of micro-scale combustion devices. The developed system described within integrates a ...

Multi-objective optimisation methods applied to aircraft techno-economic and environmental issues

Tsotskas, Christos (Cranfield University, 2016-10)

Engineering methods that couple multi-objective optimisation (MOO) techniques with high fidelity computational tools are expected to minimise the environmental impact of aviation while increasing the growth, with the ...

Multi-objective optimisation methods applied to complex engineering systems

Oliver, John M. (Cranfield University, 2014-09)

This research proposes, implements and analyses a novel framework for multiobjective optimisation through evolutionary computing aimed at, but not restricted to, real-world problems in the engineering design domain. E ...

Multifidelity multiobjective trust-region-based optimisation for high-lift devices.

Demange, Jean (2018-02)

This thesis addresses the maximum lift prediction early in the design stage. To do so, the wing high-lift element positions is optimised to estimate the maximum achievable lift. Aircraft design is currently done in at least ...

Numerical modelling of pressure rise combustion for reducing emissions of future civil aircraft

Materano Blanco, Gilberto Ignacio (Cranfield University, 2014-04)

This work assesses the feasibility of designing and implementing the wave rotor (WR), the pulse detonation engine (PDE) and the internal combustion wave rotor (ICWR) as part of novel Brayton cycles able to reduce emissions ...

Numerical study of helicopter combustor and exhaust emissions using large eddy simulation

Dumrongsak, Janthanee (Cranfield University, 2014-02)

Although Large Eddy Simulation (LES) has demonstrated its potential for modelling the reaction in simple academic combustors, it is more computationally expensive than Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) which has ...

Quantifying guidelines and criteria for using turbulence models in complex flows

Abdullah, Aslam (Cranfield University, 2011-11)

A framework for assessing the key statistical parameters of complex flows in choosing appropriate turbulence prediction methods on a quantitative basis is developed. These parameters characterise flow/modelling ...

Set-based design and optimisation of aircraft systems.

Georgiades, Alex (2018-04)

During the early stages of any system design, a thorough exploration of the design space can prove to be challenging and computationally expensive. The challenges are further exacerbated when dealing with complex systems, ...

Simulation-based optimisation of complex maintenance systems

Alrabghi, Abdullah Omar (Cranfield University, 2015-09)

There is a potential as well as a growing interest amongst researchers to utilise simulation in optimising maintenance systems. The state of the art in simulation-based optimisation of maintenance was established by ...

Smart grid evolutionary planning and modelling future power networks

Nieto Martin, Jesus (2017-02)

The volatility and associated uncertainties of a rapid evolving power sector, along with the digitalisation of the sector, have triggered the necessity of answering questions faster while dealing with more granularity in ...

Techno-economic research analysis for effective power generation from aero-engines.

Rowlands, David Olusina (2019-01)

This research focuses on the techno-economic assessment of Brayton cycles and provides a platform through which the evaluation and optimization of gas turbine engine performance and economics may be achieved in an economical ...

Thermo-Fluid Effects Associated with Modelling Subscale Automotive Heat Exchangers

Gerova, Klementina (Cranfield University, 2015-12)

Automotive components are tested extensively in wind tunnels by automotive manufacturers and race teams. This is usually achieved using an accurate scale model representation of the component within the wind tunnel. Automotive ...

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