The Enabling Technologies for a Quasi-Zero Emissions Commuter Aircraft

D Ciliberti, P Della Vecchia, V Memmolo, F Nicolosi… - Aerospace, 2022 - mdpi.com
The desire for greener aircraft pushes both academic and industrial research into
developing technologies, manufacturing, and operational strategies providing emissions …

Preliminary sizing method for hybrid-electric distributed-propulsion aircraft

R De Vries, M Brown, R Vos - Journal of Aircraft, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
The use of hybrid-electric propulsion (HEP) entails several potential benefits such as the
distribution of power along the airframe, which enables synergistic configurations with …

Validation and comparison of RANS propeller modeling methods for tip-mounted applications

TCA Stokkermans, N Van Arnhem, T Sinnige… - AIAA Journal, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
The potentially favorable interaction of a propeller slipstream with a wingtip is a complex
problem, because of the importance of vortex interaction and viscous effects. This paper …

Simultaneous wing shape and actuator parameter optimization using the adjoint method

HU Koyuncuoglu, P He - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing attention to urban air mobility with distributed electric propulsion causes an
increased interest in propeller aircraft design and optimization. Various studies have …

Scalability of mach number effects on noise emitted by side-by-side propellers

C Poggi, G Bernardini, M Gennaretti, R Camussi - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a numerical investigation of noise radiated by two side-by-side
propellers, suitable for Distributed-Electric-Propulsion concepts. The focus is on the …

Hydrogen-powered aviation—design of a hybrid-electric regional aircraft for entry into service in 2040

J Eissele, S Lafer, C Mejía Burbano, J Schließus… - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the past few years, the rapid growth of air traffic and the associated increase in
emissions have created a need for sustainable aviation. Motivated by these challenges, this …

Rans-based aerodynamic shape optimization of a wing considering propeller–wing interaction

SS Chauhan, JRRA Martins - Journal of Aircraft, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
The recent growth of interest in hybrid-electric and fully electric aircraft has led to a renewed
focus on the design and optimization of propeller aircraft. Considering propeller–wing …

FLOWUnsteady: an interactional aerodynamics solver for multirotor aircraft and wind energy

EJ Alvarez, J Mehr, A Ning - AIAA Aviation 2022 Forum, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-3218. vid The ability to accurately
and rapidly assess unsteady interactional aerodynamics is a shortcoming and bottleneck in …

[HTML][HTML] Design of hybrid-electric aircraft with fault-tolerance considerations

V Marciello, F Orefice, F Nicolosi, D Ciliberti… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The potential benefits of hybrid-electric or all-electric propulsion have led to a growing
interest in this topic over the past decade. Preliminary design of propulsion systems and …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation of wing-propeller aerodynamic interaction in eVTOL configurations

A Zanotti, L Menini, A Savino, D Grassi… - Aerospace Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study is aimed at the experimental investigation of the effects of wing-propeller
aerodynamic interaction in a boom-mounted configuration typically used in eVTOL aircraft …