Review of numerical and experimental studies on flow characteristics around a straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine and its performance enhancement strategies

X Sun, D Zhou - Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2022 - Springer
Based on the orientation of the rotor, horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs) and vertical axis
wind turbines (VAWTs) are two broad families of wind turbines in the world. The HAWT is …

Electric tiltrotor aircraft

JB Bevirt, E Stilson, A Stoll, GV Mikic - US Patent 10,974,827, 2021 - Google Patents
An aircraft including an airframe and a plurality of propul sion assemblies coupled to the
airframe, wherein each propulsion assembly includes an electric motor, a propeller coupled …

Battery thermal management system and method

E Villanueva, N Martin, JB Bevirt, J Wagner… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
US10960785B2 - Battery thermal management system and method - Google Patents
US10960785B2 - Battery thermal management system and method - Google Patents Battery …

Electric power system architecture and fault tolerant vtol aircraft using same

JB Bevirt, A Stoll, M van der Geest, S MacAfee… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
A power system with a reliability enhancing battery architecture for electric motors adapted
for use in an aerial vehicle. Individual batteries may be used to power a subset two or more …

Aircraft control system and method

B English, JB Bevirt - US Patent 10,983,534, 2021 - Google Patents
The unified command system and/or method includes an input mechanism, a flight
processor that receives input from the input mechanism and translates the input into control …

VTOL aircraft

GV Mikić, A Stoll, JB Bevirt - US Patent 10,988,248, 2021 - Google Patents
The aircraft can include: an airframe, a tilt mechanism, a payload housing, and can
optionally include an impact attenuator, a set of ground support members (eg, struts), a set of …

Vehicle cabin thermal management system and method

R Lynn, E Villanueva, N Martin, JB Bevirt… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
The system can include an on-board thermal management subsystem. The system 100 can
optionally include an off board (extravehicular) infrastructure subsystem. The on board …

Vehicle navigation system

M Burghardt, JB Bevirt, D Burghardt… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A system and method that function to generate an updated vehicle state based on a
previous vehicle state and a set of sensor measurements. The previous vehicle state can be …

System and method for aircraft noise mitigation

JB Bevirt, GV Mikic, J Ryan, A Stoll, R Thodal… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A system and method for reducing a psychoacoustic penalty of acoustic noise emitted by an
aircraft, including a plurality of propulsion assemblies coupled to the aircraft, wherein each …

Increasing L/D Ratio of Wing by Delaying Flow Separation for Better Aerodynamic Performance

LP Ramesh, V Mugendiran, G Sivaraj - Journal of Applied Fluid …, 2024 - jafmonline.net
To improve the aerodynamic efficiency of the aircraft, the article focuses on optimizing the
L/D ratio through postponement of flow separation. Elevating the L/D ratio leads to …