Print Email Facebook Twitter Aerodynamics of Propellers in Interaction Dominated Flowfields Title Aerodynamics of Propellers in Interaction Dominated Flowfields: An Application to Novel Aerospace Vehicles Author Stokkermans, T.C.A. (TU Delft Flight Performance and Propulsion) Contributor Veldhuis, L.L.M. (promotor) Voskuijl, M. (copromotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2020-11-18 Abstract This research is on the aerodynamics of propellers in interaction. As a propeller is dependent on the flowfield it encounters, any disturbance in that inflow results in changes in loading on the propeller. This can result in propulsive efficiency changes and affect stability through generation of in-plane forces and out-of-plane moments. The loading changes can also impact noise through loading fluctuations and cause vibrations in the structure leading to fatigue. The objective of the research in this dissertation is to get a fundamental understanding of the role of aerodynamic interaction on the loading and performance of primarily the propeller and secondarily the interacting object(s) in typical configurations where interaction dominates the flowfield. For the propeller this refers to situations where the inflow is disturbed by such an amount that the disturbance is a dominating factor in the propeller loading. Subject Propelleraerodynamicsperformanceinteractionpropulsion integrationcompound helicoptertip-mounted propellereVTOLswirlrecovery-vanescomputational fluid dynamicswind-tunnel testing To reference this document use: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:46178824-bb80-4247-83f1-dc8a9ca7d8e3 ISBN 978-94-6366-332-8 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2020 T.C.A. Stokkermans Files PDF Stokkermans_TCA_PhDthesis.pdf 62.08 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:46178824-bb80-4247-83f1-dc8a9ca7d8e3/datastream/OBJ/view