Investigation of propeller characteristics at low Reynolds number with an angle of attack: A computational aeroacoustic study

Advancements in technology have made commercial unmanned aerial vehicles reliable and readily available, leading to an exponential rise in their market demand over the past few years. COVID-19 has further accelerated this growth through an increase in demand for contact-less delivery and crowd monitoring systems. However,...

Low Reynolds number Performance of contra-rotating Coaxial Rotors: Evaluated for use by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Looking at performance prediction of small coaxial rotorcraft, it was found that there are no fast methods available for designers. This research was aimed at using a blade element method in combination with the momentum theory to quickly predict the performance at small coaxial rotorcraft. These methods are successfully applied in larger...