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Ebbens, Elja (author)The advent of distributed electric propulsion aircraft concepts requires novel physics-based analysis methods for the modeling of the complex aerodynamic interactions between the closely coupled rotor, wing, and flap. For this purpose, the analysis tool Open Rotor-Wing-Flap Interaction Solver (ORWFIS) is developed with existing and novel low...master thesis 2022
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Liu, Xinyuan (author)Increasing pressure of reducing fuel consumption has led to renewed interests in propeller propulsion devices for their high propulsive efficiency. In a propeller propulsion system, the torque applied to the propeller results in angular momentum in propeller slipstream. This angular momentum is not only a form of energy loss that does not...master thesis 2018
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Schouten, Tom (author)Designers are motivated to create more a efficient aircraft design following the growth of the market and environmental restrictions. As a result new interest in propeller-powered aircraft as such engines show higher theoretical propulsive efficiency as compared to turbofan engines. <br/><br/>The employment of turboprop engines on commercial...master thesis 2018
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Stokkermans, T.C.A. (author)In light of the energy crisis of the early 1970's, NASA and industry gained a renewed interest in high-speed propellers for improved propulsive efficiency and explored the idea of swirl recovery vanes (SRV) to generate a net thrust from the residual swirl in the propeller slipstream. After this first effort on the aerial application of SRV, only...master thesis 2015