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  • Aerodynamic surface pressure measurement in atmosphere and wind tunnel on a vertical axis wind turbine blade using pressure transducers 
    Oram, C. E. (1989-09)
    Blade aerodynamic loads during operation of a wind turbine are poorly understood. Better measurements of these forces are needed for the design of more cost effective turbines. Existing estimates have been inferred from ...
  • Aerodynamics and performance enhancement of a ground-effect diffuser 
    Ehirim, O H (2018-04)
    This study involved experimental and equivalent computational investigations into the automobile-type 3―D flow physics of a diffuser bluff body in ground-effect and novel passive flow-control methods applied to the diffuser ...
  • Aerodynamics of a compact nacelle at take-off conditions 
    Swarthout, Avery E.; MacManus, David G.; Tejero, Fernando; Matesanz García, Jesús; Goulos, Ioannis; Boscagli, Luca; Sheaf, Christopher T. (IEEE, 2023-06-08)
    Next generation ultra-high bypass ratio turbofans may have larger fan diameters than the previous generation of aircraft engines. This will potentially increase the nacelle diameter and may incur penalties to the weight ...
  • Aerodynamics of a convex bump on a ground-effect diffuser 
    Ehirim, Obinna; Knowles, Kevin; Saddington, A. J.; Finnis, Mark V. (Journal of Fluids Engineering, 2018-04-19)
    A ground-effect diffuser is an upward-sloping section of the underbody of a racing car that enhances aerodynamic performance by increasing the downforce, thus improving tire grip. The downforce generated by a diffuser can ...
  • Aerodynamics of a short intake in crosswind 
    Boscagli, Luca; Christie, Robert; MacManus, David; Piovesan, Tommaso (Elsevier, 2022-09-05)
    The next generation of turbofan aero-engines are likely to have an increase in fan diameter to reduce the specific thrust and increase the overall propulsive efficiency. More compact nacelles with possibly shorter intakes ...
  • Aerodynamics of aero-engine installation 
    Stankowski, Tomasz P.; MacManus, David G.; Sheaf, Christopher T.; Grech, Nicholas (AIAA, 2016-01-02)
    Small internal combustion engines, particularly those ranging in power from 1 kW to 10 kW, propel many remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) platforms that play an increasingly significant role in the Department of Defense. ...
  • Aerodynamics of aero-engine installation 
    Stankowski, Tomasz P.; MacManus, David G.; Sheaf, Christopher T.; Christie, Robert (Sage Publications, 2016-02-24)
    This paper describes current progress in the development of methods to assess aero-engine airframe installation effects. The aerodynamic characteristics of isolated intakes, a typical transonic transport aircraft as well ...
  • The aerodynamics of aero-engine Nacalles. 
    Robinson, Matthew H. (2018-02)
    This thesis deals with the aerodynamics of aero-engine nacelles with a focus on the influence of a short and slim nacelle design on the drag performance. As turbofan engines are designed with increasingly reduced specific ...
  • The Aerodynamics of High Speed Aerial Weapons 
    Prince, Simon A. (Cranfield University, 1999-09)
    The focus of this work is the investigation of the complex compressible flow phenomena associated with high speed aerial weapons. A three dimen- sional multiblock finite volume flow solver was developed with the aim ...
  • Aerodynamics of propulsion system integration for modern aero-engines. 
    Stańkowski, Tomaz Piotr (2016-09)
    Over the past years, the fan diameter of a turbofan engine for commercial aircraft tended to increase and based on the requirement to improve the propulsive efficiency it is expected that the engine diameter will continue ...
  • The aerodynamics of slender aircraft forebodies at high angle of attack. 
    Petterson, Kristian (2001-08)
    High angle-of-attack aerodynamics has been the focus of much attention as a result of the drive to increase combat aircraft manoeuverability and thereby improve survivability. A key factor in this regime is the behaviour ...
  • Aerodynamics of vortex ingestion for aero-engines 
    McLelland, Grant (Cranfield University, 2013-12)
    The potential impact of inlet flow distortion on the stability and performance of aircraft engines remains a key concern for engine-airframe integration. Current and future configurations, such as Unmanned Combat Air ...
  • Aeroelastic analysis of a single element composite wing in ground effect using Fluid Structure Interaction 
    Bang, Chris Sungkyun; Rana, Zeeshan; Könözsy, László Z.; Rodriguez, Veronica M.; Temple, Clive (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2021-11-20)
    The present work focuses on an advanced coupling of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and structural analysis (FEA) on the aeroelastic behaviour of a single element inverted composite wing with the novelty of including ...
  • The Aeroelastic Behaviour and Response to Turbulence of a Class of High Performance Tailless Sailplanes. 
    Banerjee, J. R. (1978-09)
    The symmetric flutter and response characteristics of a class of tailless .sailplanes-:are investigated combining rigid--body dynamics with elastic modes of deformation. The methods used are based on the normal mode approach ...
  • Aeroelastic dynamic response and control of an airfoil section with control surface nonlinearities 
    Li, Daochun; Guo, Shijun J.; Xiang, Jinwu (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, 2010-10-31)
    Nonlinearities in aircraft mechanisms are inevitable, especially in the control system. It is necessary to investigate the effects of them on the dynamic response and control performance of aeroelastic system. In this ...
  • Aeroelastic investigation of conventional fixed wings and bio-inspired flapping wings by analysis and experiment. 
    Li, Hao (2018-09)
    In this thesis, the structure and aeroelastic design, analysis and optimization of conventional fixed wing is firstly addressed. Based on the study results of conventional fixed wing, the study then focuses on the more ...
  • Aeroelastic scaling for flexible high aspect ratio wings 
    Yusuf, Sezsy; Pontillo, Alessandro; Weber, Simone; Hayes, David; Lone, Mudassir (AIAA, 2019-12-31)
    This paper provides an overview of the work conducted as part of the Cranfield BEAmReduction and Dynamic Scaling (BeaRDS ) programme, which aims to develop a methodologyfor designing, manufacturing and testing of a dynamically ...
  • Aeroelastic simulation of rotorcraft propulsion systems 
    Castillo Pardo, Alejandro (2017)
    A close relationship between the aerospace technology level and the capability to model and simulate the physics involved during the flight has been identified throughout the aviation history. The continuous improvement ...
  • Aeroengine transient performance simulation integrated with generic heat soakage and tip clearance model 
    Li, Zhuojun; Li, Yi-Guang; Sampath, Suresh (Cambridge University Press, 2022-03-11)
    The simulations and assessment of transient performance of gas turbine engines during the conceptual and preliminary design stage may be conducted ignoring heat soakage and tip clearance variations due to lack of detailed ...
  • Aerofoil Optimisation via AD of a Multigrid Cell-Vertex Euler Flow Solver. 
    Forth, Shaun A.; Evans, Trevor P. (2002-01-01)
    We report preliminary results in the use of ADIFOR 2.0 to determine aerodynamic sensitivities of a 2-D airfoil with respect to geometrical variables. Meshes are produced with a hyperbolic interpolation technique. The ...