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Goyal, J. (author), Avallone, F. (author), Sinnige, T. (author)Using propellers in negative thrust conditions can potentially result in many benefits, such as a steeper descent, a reduced landing run, reduced community noise, energy regeneration, etc. However, the aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of propellers in this regime are not well understood. This paper presents an aeroacoustic analysis of an isolated...journal article 2024
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Rotundo, C.D. (author), Sinnige, T. (author), Sodja, J. (author)A tightly coupled aeroelastic design code for composite propeller blades was developed, verified, and used to perform design sensitivity studies. The design code features a structural model that accounts for geometric nonlinearities through the application of a corotational framework, nonlinear responses to loads, and a cross-sectional...conference paper 2024
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Zaghari, Bahareh (author), Kiran, Abhishek Kiran (author), Sinnige, T. (author), Pontika, Evangelia (author), Enalou, Hossein B. (author), Kipouros, Timoleon (author), Laskaridis, Panagiotis (author)Novel propulsion systems have been studied in literature to reduce aircraft emissions with hydrogen or other electrical energy sources. Hybrid Electric Propulsion (HEP) system consists of electric machines as an alternative way to provide power for propulsion resulting in the reduction of aircraft fuel consumption. While reduction of emission is...conference paper 2023
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Goyal, J. (author), Sinnige, T. (author), Ferreira, Carlos (author), Avallone, F. (author)This paper studies the effect of operation at non-zero angles of attack on the aerodynamic performance and far-field noise emissions of an isolated propeller operating at positive and negative thrust conditions. To achieve this, scale-resolved lattice-Boltzmann very large eddy simulations coupled with the Ffowcs Williams & Hawkings analogy...conference paper 2023
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do Nascimento Monteiro, F. (author), Ragni, D. (author), Avallone, F. (author), Sinnige, T. (author)A low-order numerical tool for estimating noise emissions from distributed propeller configurations is presented. The paper describes the tool's computational framework, which uses Hanson's near-field theory to calculate the thickness and loading noise components. The formulation assumes steady blade loading, but an unsteady case can be handled...conference paper 2023
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Nederlof, R. (author), Kooij, R.N.F. (author), Veldhuis, L.L.M. (author), Sinnige, T. (author)With the rise of distributed propeller concepts, there is an increased interest in quantifying the interaction between propeller slipstream and wing. It is known from literature that the local upwash induced by the propeller swirl can lead to a reduction of the wing-induced drag, a phenomenon often referred to as swirl recovery. However, at the...conference paper 2023
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Candeloro, Paolo (author), Martellini, Edoardo (author), Nederlof, R. (author), Sinnige, T. (author), Pagliaroli, Tiziano (author)The aim of the present manuscript is to investigate the noise footprint of an isolated propeller in different flight configurations for the propulsion of a hybrid-electric aircraft. Experimental tests were performed at the Low-Turbulence Tunnel located at Delft University of Technology with a powered propeller model and flush-mounted...journal article 2022
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Duivenvoorden, R.R. (author), Suard, Noah (author), Sinnige, T. (author), Veldhuis, L.L.M. (author)Experiments were performed using a wall-to-wall unswept and untapered wing with a single slotted flap and a propeller, to obtain a validation dataset and gain insight into primary flow phenomena in propeller-wing-flap interactions. Measurements were taken using pressure taps, a wake rake and oil flow visualization, for several flap...conference paper 2022
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Nederlof, R. (author), Ragni, D. (author), Sinnige, T. (author)The use of electric motors enables a more flexible operation of propellers compared to conventional combustion engines. One possible benefit is the easier operation at negative thrust, which could be beneficial for energy recovery, control purposes, and lower noise through steeper descents. By changing the pitch of the propellers and actively...conference paper 2022
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Geng, Xin (author), Hu, Tianxiang (author), Liu, Peiqing (author), Sinnige, T. (author), Eitelberg, G. (author)The increasing demand for short-range passenger air transport and the strong push for aircraft with electric propulsion has renewed research interest in propellers. Despite the unmatched aerodynamic efficiency of propellers, their relatively high noise emissions limit widespread application on aircraft. Previous research has not systematically...conference paper 2021
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Stokkermans, T.C.A. (author), Usai, D. (author), Sinnige, T. (author), Veldhuis, L.L.M. (author)Many electric vertical takeoff and landing concepts are characterized by nontraditional vehicle layouts with distributed propellers. Two propeller interaction types were distinguished in this Paper, which investigates how propeller interaction in side-by-side and one-after-another configuration affects performance, in terms of thrust, power, in...journal article 2021
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Sinnige, T. (author), Nederlof, R. (author), van Arnhem, N. (author)Wingtip-mounted propellers are a promising solution for advanced propulsion integration on future (hybrid-)electric aircraft. Previous work has confirmed the favorable aerodynamic interactions between the propeller and the wing that occur for wingtip-mounted propellers in both tractor and pusher configuration. However, a direct comparison of the...conference paper 2021
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Goyal, J. (author), Sinnige, T. (author), Avallone, F. (author), Ferreira, Carlos (author)Regenerative propellers offer many potential benefits such as improved maneuverability, reduced landing run, and decreased community noise, besides the potential to reduce energy consumption by recovering energy during descent and landing. Since the blade loading in regenerative mode will be opposite to that in the conventional propulsive mode,...conference paper 2021
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de Vries, R. (author), van Arnhem, N. (author), Sinnige, T. (author), Vos, Roelof (author), Veldhuis, L.L.M. (author)This article describes an experimental investigation of the aerodynamic interaction that occurs between distributed propellers in forward flight. To this end, three propellers were installed in close proximity in a wind tunnel, and the changes in their performance, flow-field characteristics, and noise production were quantified using...journal article 2021
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Alba Maestre, J. (author), Prud'homme van Reine, K. (author), Sinnige, T. (author), Castro, Saullo G.P. (author)Novel eVTOL aircraft configurations are picking up momentum in the emerging market of urban air mobility (UAM). These configurations feature electrical power systems and distributed propulsion architectures, both uncommon in current aircraft. As such, the design of eVTOL aircraft lies outside the bounds of current established frameworks and...journal article 2021
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van Arnhem, N. (author), de Vries, R. (author), Sinnige, T. (author), Vos, Roelof (author), Veldhuis, L.L.M. (author)In this combined experimental and numerical study, the propeller–airframe aerodynamic interaction is characterized for an aircraft configuration with propellers mounted to the horizontal tailplane. The contributions of the propeller and airframe to the overall loading are distinguished in the experimental analyses by using a combination of...journal article 2021
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van Arnhem, N. (author), de Vries, R. (author), Sinnige, T. (author), Vos, Roelof (author), Eitelberg, G. (author), Veldhuis, L.L.M. (author)Advances in aerodynamic and propulsive efficiency of future aircraft can be achieved by strategic installation of propellers near the airframe. This paper presents a robust and computationally efficient engineering method to estimate the load distribution of a propeller operating in arbitrary nonuniform flow that is induced by the airframe...journal article 2020
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Hoogreef, M.F.M. (author), de Vries, R. (author), Sinnige, T. (author), Vos, Roelof (author)This paper presents a synthesis of aero-propulsive interaction studies performed at Delft University of Technology, applied to conceptual aircraft designs with distributed hybrid-electric propulsion (DHEP). The studied aero-propulsive interactions include tip-mounted propulsion, wing leading-edge distributed propulsion and boundary-layer...conference paper 2020
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Sinnige, T. (author), van Arnhem, N. (author), Stokkermans, T.C.A. (author), Eitelberg, G. (author), Veldhuis, L.L.M. (author)Wingtip-mounted propellers installed in a tractor configuration can decrease the wing induced drag by attenuating the wingtip vortex by the propeller slipstream. This paper presents an aerodynamic analysis of the propeller-wing interaction effects for the wingtip-mounted propeller configuration, including a comparison with a conventional...journal article 2019
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Sinnige, T. (author), della Corte, B. (author), de Vries, R. (author), Avallone, F. (author), Merino Martinez, R. (author), Ragni, D. (author), Eitelberg, G. (author), Veldhuis, L.L.M. (author)The impingement of a propeller slipstream on a downstream surface causes unsteady loading, which may lead to vibrations responsible for structure-borne noise. A low-speed wind-tunnel experiment was performed to quantify the potential of a flow-permeable leading edge to alleviate the slipstream-induced unsteady loading. For this purpose, a...journal article 2019