Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performance of an isolated multicopter rotor during forward flight

Y Yang, Y Liu, Y Li, E Arcondoulis, Y Wang - AIAA Journal, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
The forward flight stage of multicopters accounts for a relatively large amount of flight time in
comparison with hovering, ascending, and descending conditions; therefore, understanding …

Aerodynamic shape optimization of an electric aircraft motor surface heat exchanger with conjugate heat transfer constraint

JL Anibal, CA Mader, JRRA Martins - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrified aircraft benefit from the versatile ways electric motors can be integrated with an
airframe. However, thermal management is needed to move waste heat out of the motors …

Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic investigations of multi-copter rotors with leading edge serrations during forward flight

H Hu, Y Yang, Y Liu, X Liu, Y Wang - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Inspired by the silent flight of owl wings, this paper adopts leading edge (LE) serrations for
noise reduction of isolated multi-copter rotors. By choosing different serration parameters of …

Noise reduction and aerodynamics of isolated multi-copter rotors with serrated trailing edges during forward flight

Y Yang, Y Wang, Y Liu, H Hu, Z Li - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2020 - Elsevier
Inspired by owl wings, trailing edge (TE) serrations are adopted for noise reduction of multi-
copter rotors. By choosing different parameters of serrations, ie the height to wave-length …

Engineering method to estimate the blade loading of propellers in nonuniform flow

N van Arnhem, R de Vries, T Sinnige, R Vos… - AIAA Journal, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
Advances in aerodynamic and propulsive efficiency of future aircraft can be achieved by
strategic installation of propellers near the airframe. This paper presents a robust and …

Propeller performance at large angle of attack applicable to compound helicopters

TCA Stokkermans, LLM Veldhuis - AIAA Journal, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
An experimental dataset is presented of propeller performance in static condition and at low
subsonic airspeeds for various angles of attack up to 90 deg. Numerical investigation …

Experimental study on noise reduction of a wavy multi-copter rotor

Y Yang, Y Liu, H Hu, X Liu, Y Wang, EJG Arcondoulis… - Applied Acoustics, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to alleviate rotor noise of multi-copters, a wavy rotor is modified from the baseline
(BL) rotor by shifting every other cross section toward the trailing edge. Utilizing balance and …

Experimental investigation of over-the-wing propeller–boundary-layer interaction

R de Vries, N van Arnhem, F Avallone, D Ragni, R Vos… - AIAA Journal, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
This experimental study focuses on the aerodynamic interaction between an over-the-wing
(OTW) propeller and a wing boundary layer. An OTW propeller is positioned above the …

The impact of electric machine and propeller coupling design on electrified aircraft noise and performance

B Zaghari, A Kiran, T Sinnige, E Pontika… - AIAA SciTech 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-2133. vid Novel propulsion
systems have been studied in literature to reduce aircraft emissions with hydrogen or other …

Hysteresis effect on airfoil stall noise and flow field

Y Yang, C Li, S Pröbsting, X Liu, Y Liu… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Y. Yang, C. Li, S. Pröbsting, X. Liu, Y. Liu, EJG Arcondoulis; Hysteresis effect on airfoil stall
noise and flow field. Physics of Fluids 1 September 2023; 35 (9): 095101. https://doi …