Review of hybrid laminar flow control systems

KSG Krishnan, O Bertram, O Seibel - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2017 - Elsevier
The aeronautic community always strived for fuel efficient aircraft and presently, the need for
ecofriendly aircraft is even more, especially with the tremendous growth of air traffic and …

A state-of-art review on functionally graded materials (FGMs) manufactured by 3D printing techniques: Advantages, existing challenges, and future scope

S Yadav, S Liu, RK Singh, AK Sharma… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2024 - Elsevier
Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are advanced novel engineering designs
characterized by a progressive change in composition, leading to a variation in properties …

Compositional gradient affects the residual stress distribution in Si3N4/SiC functionally graded materials

J Sun, Q Jing, L Lei, J Zhang - Ceramics International, 2023 - Elsevier
Residual stress greatly affects the mechanic performance of the functionally graded
materials (FGM). The residual stress distributions in different Si 3 N 4/SiC FGMs formed in …

[HTML][HTML] Introducing variance-based global sensitivity analysis for uncertainty enabled operational and economic aircraft technology assessment

AA Pohya, K Wicke, T Kilian - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Assessing the efficacy of aircraft and technologies is a crucial step in the aeronautic product
development. Due to their prospective nature, such analyses are subject to various …

Polymer infused composite metal foam as a potential aircraft leading edge material

JC Marx, SJ Robbins, ZA Grady, FL Palmieri… - Applied Surface …, 2020 - Elsevier
The leading edge of aircraft wings must be free from three-dimensional disturbances caused
by insect adhesion, ice accretion, and particle wear in order to improve flight performance …

Thermal alternating polymer nanocomposite (TAPNC) coating designed to prevent aerodynamic insect fouling

IS Bayer, KG Krishnan, R Robison, E Loth, DH Berry… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Insect residue adhesion to moving surfaces such as turbine blades and aircraft not only
causes surface contamination problems but also increases drag on these surfaces. Insect …

Dynamic wetting of human blood and plasma on various surfaces

A Milionis, KG Krishnan, E Loth, M Lawrence - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Surface fouling from coagulated blood is a major challenge in medical industry. However,
the wetting physics and dynamics of blood on surfaces are not well understood nor are the …

Computational Study of Noise Characteristics From 30P30N Leading-Edge Slat and Krueger Flap

M Murayama, K Yamamoto, Y Ito, R Furuya… - 30th AIAA/CEAS …, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
In this study, numerical simulations are performed to investigate the flowfield, the noise
sources, and their detailed characteristics around high-lift configurations featuring either a …

Influence of hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces on reducing aerodynamic insect residues

KG Krishnan, A Milionis, E Loth, TE Farrell… - Applied Surface …, 2017 - Elsevier
Insect fouling during takeoff, climb and landing can result in increased drag and fuel
consumption for aircrafts with laminar-flow surfaces. This study investigates the effectiveness …

Study on the dynamics of slip and detachment of thin de-icing fluid films on wing surfaces

J Cui, Y Chang, Z Xing, G Yang - Meccanica, 2024 - Springer
After ground de-icing operations, a thin film of anti-icing fluid is sprayed onto the aircraft skin
to temporarily prevent the aircraft from icing again. The airworthiness requirements for …