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Brachmi, Walid (author)As turbofan technology advances, periodic engine inspection and maintenance still remain a significant part of aircraft operational costs. Operators are thus looking to engine condition-based maintenance (ECBM), leveraging sensor data and numerical engine models for continuous diagnostics. KLM Engine Services developed a surrogate model based on...master thesis 2024
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Middendorp, Lizzy (author)The implementation of morphing wings technology has the potential to significantly improve aircraft performance. However, due to the complex interplay between aerodynamics and structural integrity, it requires an aerostructural analysis. 3DExperience by Dassault Systèmes is a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) - based software with integrated...master thesis 2024
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Gudaal, Sakariye (author)This thesis project undertakes a comprehensive numerical analysis of aerodynamic cooling ducts in the context of fuel-cell powered aircraft, aiming to enhance the efficiency and performance of these innovative propulsion systems. The use of fuel cells in aviation presents a paradigm shift towards sustainable and environmentally friendly air...master thesis 2024
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Stremming, Luca (author)Aviation is an important contributor to anthropogenic climate change. As indirect greenhouse gases, nitrogen oxides (NOx = NO + NO2) add to the Effective Radiative Forcing (ERF) induced by aircraft emissions. This work addresses a better understanding of emission mitigation by investigating dependencies between engine parameters and emitted...master thesis 2024
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Barker, Evan (author)As market growth projections for Urban Air Mobility vehicles (UAMs) skyrocket, their presence in urban environments is likely to become increasingly prevalent, as will their noise. This creates a disturbance to both humans and wildlife, previously unaffected by aircraft noise. Further reinforcing the concern is the new multi-rotor designs, which...master thesis 2023
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Hu, Willy (author)Flying characteristics of a multi-engined light general aviation (GA) aircraft during and after an engine failure is often a major safety consideration when both designing and operating the aircraft. In the meantime, the propellers, being large rotating masses, can exert considerable gyroscopic effect on the aircraft during flight, itself...master thesis 2023
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Granata, Francesco (author)To address the environmental impact of air travel, the industry has introduced various solutions, including sustainable fuels and new aircraft configurations. The Flying V is one such concept that promises a 20% reduction in fuel consumption compared to its most advanced competitor. Unlike traditional commercial airplanes, the Flying V is a...master thesis 2023
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Snelders, Jeffrey (author)The aviation industry confronts challenges from increased air traffic and environmental concerns. Enhancing engine efficiency becomes crucial due to persistent greenhouse gas emissions from air travel, particularly in long flights with high CO2 emissions. Higher by-pass ratios (BPR) can address this by boosting engine propulsive efficiency, yet...master thesis 2023
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Valencia Ibañez, Santiago (author)System architecting is one of the first stages of the engineering problem-solving process. Pivotal decisions regarding the system's overall configuration are taken in this phase. Consequently, decision support tools like system architecture optimization are needed to effectively assess the architectural design space. However, system architecture...master thesis 2023
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Matabuena Sedano, Luis (author)This document contains the final Master Thesis Report to obtain the Master of Science on Aerospace Engineering (Flight Performance & Propulsion - Propulsion & Power) at the Delft University of Technology.<br/><br/>The research work focuses on characterizing the interaction of a radial inlet turbine with a downstream diffuser through the...master thesis 2023
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Amur, Arjav Anand (author)The Flying-V is a disruptive flying wing aircraft configuration that was realized at the Airbus Future Projects Office (FPO), with research and development continuing at TU Delft. Preliminary findings have indicated that the Flying-V is 25\% more aerodynamically efficient than the state-of-the-art Airbus A350. To further reap the benefits of...master thesis 2023
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Kooij, Robert (author)From the desire to reduce the impact of traveling on the environment and the increase in fuel prices over the past years, the propeller has regained interest as a propulsion mechanism in the aviation industry. Two main reasons can be found in their high propulsive efficiency and ability to combine with electric motors. The scaling of the motors...master thesis 2023
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Exalto, Joaquin (author)Much like the oil crisis in the 1980s, the aviation industry is once again considering more environmentally sustainable propulsion options due to concerns around climate change. More fuel efficient propulsion methods form the pillar on which environmentally sustainable aviation can be built, since it is the propulsion system that emits harmful...master thesis 2023
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Kilkiş, San (author)Present Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) applications do not facilitate collaborative processes due to lack of process formalization and orchestration capabilities, leading to ad-hoc solutions. This increases application development time, reduces re-usability, and increases the cognitive burden of users leading to decreased design efficiency....master thesis 2022
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Doodeman, Lennard (author)Large eddy simulation paradigm is employed to analyse the internal flow field of a lean premixed swirlstabilized combustor with axial air injection at both non-reacting and reacting conditions for a methane and a methane-hydrogen fuel mixture. The Thickened Flame combustion model with the kinetic mechanism GRI 3.0 and the detailed chemical...master thesis 2022
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Ramdin, Shiv (author)Engine maintenance needs to be planned timely and strategically. This can only be done if the health of the engine can be predicted, which requires an accurate engine performance model. Developing such a model is becoming increasingly challenging, due to the reduced number of sensors in modern gas turbines. Besides this, a lot of data is...master thesis 2022
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Saha, Paulam (author)As global air traffic has continued to grow overthe past two decades, it has...master thesis 2022
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de Gruijl, Wouter (author)To make propellers more viable as a greener alternative to jet engines, the issue of propeller noise needs to be addressed. Previous propeller design optimization studies rarely take into account the effects on aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performance due to non-uniform inflow, the type of flow the propeller would experience if it was installed...master thesis 2022
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Sachdeva, Naman (author)The world is moving towards sustainability and there is immense pressure on Aerospace Industry to reduce its emissions to contribute to a carbon-neutral world. However, maturing gas turbine technology is a big bottleneck towards this goal and hence, this project focuses on the technical and economic feasibility of a new type of propulsion system...master thesis 2022
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