Experimental and numerical results of a propeller of 0.3 m diameter operated at 5000 RPM
and axial velocity ranging from 0 to 20 m/s and advance ratio ranging from 0 to 0.8 are …

A better prediction of key aerodynamic parameters of a propeller is necessary to improve the
performances of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in different operating environments. In …

The increasing use of unmanned aerial vehicles and micro air vehicles creates a strong
demand for the accurate aerodynamic performance of small-diameters fixed-pitch …

Propellers are the predominant propulsion source for small unmanned aerial vehicles. At
low advance ratios, large sections of the propeller blade can be stalled, and the Reynolds …

Multicopters are becoming increasingly important both in civil and military fields. Currently,
most multicopter propulsion systems are designed by experience and trial-and-error …

The present studies deliver the computational investigations of a 10 MW turbine with a
diameter of 205.8 m developed within the framework of the AVATAR (Advanced …

The study provided a base of comparison of known computational techniques with different
fidelity levels for performance and noise prediction of a single, fixed-pitch UAV rotor …

Future aircraft design highly depends on the successful implementation of new
technologies. However, the gap between conventional designs and new visions often …

Design, wind tunnel test, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis, and flight test data
analysis are conducted for the propeller of EAV‐3, which is a solar‐powered high‐altitude …

Analyzing the propeller aerodynamic performance is of vital importance for research and
improvement of unmanned aerial vehicles. This paper presents the design requirements for …