Aerodynamic interaction between tandem overlapping propellers in eVTOL airplane mode flight condition

A Zanotti, D Algarotti - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The architecture of new electric aircraft concepts (eVTOLs) for urban air mobility is typically
characterised by multi-propellers in tandem configurations with different degrees of rotor …

Assessment of a mid-fidelity numerical approach for the investigation of tiltrotor aerodynamics

A Zanotti, A Savino, M Palazzi, M Tugnoli… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The study of the complex aerodynamics that characterise tiltrotors represents a challenge for
computational fluid dynamics tools. URANS numerical solvers are typically used to explore …

Numerical investigation of the rotor-rotor aerodynamic interaction for eVTOL aircraft configurations

R Piccinini, M Tugnoli, A Zanotti - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The rotor-rotor aerodynamic interaction is one of the key phenomena that characterise the
flow and the performance of most of the new urban air mobility vehicles (eVTOLs) developed …

Tilt-wing control design for a unified control concept

D Milz, G Looye - AIAA Scitech 2022 forum, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1084. vid Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
promises an economic and ecological solution for the growing mobility demand by utilizing …

Blade shape optimization and analysis of a propeller for VTOL based on an inverse method

X Xia, D Ma, L Zhang, X Liu, K Cong - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the rapid development of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the blade design
of a propeller suitable for VTOL aircraft with a wide range of operating conditions has …

Dynamic Inversion-Based Control Concept for Transformational Tilt-Wing eVTOLs

D Milz, MS May, G Looye - AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Transformational electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, including tilt-wings,
have (re) gained popularity over the past decade owing to their advantages of efficient wing …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Aerodynamic interaction between tandem propellers in eVTOL transition flight configurations

A Zanotti, A Velo, C Pepe, A Savino, D Grassi… - Aerospace Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the aerodynamic interactions in a tandem propellers
configuration typical of a tilt-wing eVTOL aircraft during the transition manoeuvre. Particular …

[PDF][PDF] Simulation of tiltrotor maneuvers by a coupled multibody-mid fidelity aerodynamic solver

A Cocco, A Savino, D Montagnani… - … Forum (ERF 2020), 2020 - re.public.polimi.it
The present work proposes a new aeroelastic solution applicable to rotors and tiltrotors
configuration by joining the multibody software MBDyn and the mid-fidelity aerodynamic tool …

Validation of a Mid-Fidelity Numerical Approach for Wind Turbine Aerodynamics Characterization

A Savino, A Ferreri, A Zanotti - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
This work is aimed at investigating the capabilities and limits of the mid-fidelity numerical
solver DUST for the evaluation of wind turbines aerodynamic performance. In particular, this …