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Unsteady Lifting-Line Theory (ULLT) is a low order method capable of modeling interacting unsteady and finite wing effects at low computational cost. Most formulations of the method assume inviscid flow and small amplitudes. Whilst these…
This study presents a comprehensive computational investigation of outwash phenomena generated by electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, with particular emphasis on how rotor geometry and alignment shape hazardous airflow…
We present a novel high order semi-implicit hybrid finite volume/virtual element numerical scheme for the solution of compressible flows on Voronoi tessellations. The method relies on the flux splitting of the compressible Navier-Stokes…
This article provides a reduced-order modelling framework for turbulent compressible flows discretized by the use of finite volume approaches. The basic idea behind this work is the construction of a reduced-order model capable of providing…
In this work, we have performed numerical simulations of the flapping motion of a rectangular wing in a three-dimensional flow field using the discrete vortex method (DVM). The DVM method is computationally more convenient because it does…
In this paper, the finite volume lattice Boltzmann method (FVLBM) on unstructured grid presented in Part I of this paper is extended to simulate the turbulent flows. To model the turbulent effect, the $k-\omega$ SST turbulence model is…
The formation of the leading-edge vortex (LEV) is a key feature of unsteady flows past aerodynamic surfaces, but is expensive to model in high fidelity computations. Low-order methods based on discrete vortex elements are able to capture…
This paper discusses the conceptual design and proof-of-concept flight demonstration of a novel variable pitch quadrotor biplane Unmanned Aerial Vehicle concept for payload delivery. The proposed design combines vertical takeoff and landing…
Nonlinear unsteady vortex lattice-vortex particle methods (NL-UVLM-VPM) provide medium-fidelity predictions of rotorcraft aerodynamics with explicit three-dimensional wake representations at a moderate computational cost. This study…
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A variational volume-of-fluid (VVOF) methodology is devised for evolving interfaces under curvature-dependent speed. The interface is reconstructed geometrically using the analytic relations of Scardovelli and Zaleski [1] and the advection…
The conceptual design of eVTOL aircraft is a high-dimensional optimization problem that involves large numbers of continuous design parameters. Therefore, eVTOL design method would benefit from numerical optimization algorithms capable of…
The rapid development of advanced urban air mobility, particularly electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, requires interdisciplinary approaches involving the future urban air mobility ecosystem. Operational cost…
Developing reduced-order models applicable to fluid-dynamics problems involving complex geometries and different flow conditions remains a critical challenge for turbulent flows. This study introduces VIVALDy, a novel machine-learning…
We propose a method to generate robust and optimal trajectories for the transition of a tiltwing Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft leveraging concepts from convex optimisation, tube-based nonlinear Model Predictive Control (MPC)…
Potential flow has many applications, including the modelling of unsteady flows in aerodynamics. For these models to work efficiently, it is best to avoid Biot-Savart interactions. This work presents a grid-based treatment of potential…
We solve the minimum-thrust optimal trajectory generation problem for the transition of a tiltwing Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft using convex optimisation. The method is based on a change of differential operator that allows…
Several previous experimental and theoretical studies have shown that a leading edge vortex (LEV) on an airfoil or wing can provide lift enhancement. In this paper, unsteady 2D potential flow theory is employed to model the flow field of a…
The vortex particle method (VPM) is a mesh-free approach to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solving the Navier-Stokes equations in their velocity-vorticity form. The VPM uses a Lagrangian scheme, which not only avoids the hurdles of mesh…