Surrogate-based optimization of nacelle intake with fan-intake interaction: Mitigating flow separation under crosswind

X Yang, C Cao, C Wang, L Li, G Sun - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Intake separation is a primary cause of distortion at the fan entrance, and crosswinds are a
leading contributor to intake flow separation. Thus, improving the intake geometry to lower …

Flow separation control of nacelle inlets in crosswinds by dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuation

D Zhang, H Liang, H Yang, Z Su, C Zhang, S Liu - Actuators, 2023 - mdpi.com
Crosswinds will lead to large-scale flow separation in the nacelle inlets, which seriously
affects the flight safety of the aircraft; there is an urgent need to develop flow control …

Coupled aeropropulsive design optimization of a podded electric propulsor

A Yildirim, JS Gray, CA Mader, JR Martins - AIAA AVIATION 2021 …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-3032. vid New aircraft concepts
increasingly rely on non-traditional propulsion systems to achieve lower energy …

A new loss generation body force model for fan/compressor blade rows: application to uniform and non-uniform inflow in rotor 67

S Pazireh, J Defoe - Journal of Turbomachinery, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Despite advances in computational power, the cost of time-accurate flows in axial
compressor and fan stages with spatially non-uniform inflow is still too high for design-stage …

A new loss generation body force model for fan/compressor blade rows: an artificial-neural-network based methodology

S Pazireh, JJ Defoe - … Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power, 2021 - mdpi.com
Body force models of fans and compressors are widely employed for predicting performance
due to the reduction in computational cost associated with their use, particularly in …

Prediction of crosswind separation velocity for fan and nacelle systems using body force models: Part 1: Fan body force model generation without detailed stage …

QJ Minaker, JJ Defoe - … Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power, 2019 - mdpi.com
Modern aircraft engines must accommodate inflow distortions entering the engines as a
consequence of modifying the size, shape, and placement of the engines and/or nacelle to …

Body Force Modeling of Axial Turbomachines Without Calibration

S Pazireh - 2020 - search.proquest.com
This dissertation proposes a new method of modelling turbomachinery blade boundary layer
and shock losses using the body force method. Body force methods are used to model …

The effect of blade count on body force model performance for axial fans

P Saini, J Defoe - Journal of Turbomachinery, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Body force models enable inexpensive numerical simulations of turbomachinery. The
approach replaces the blades with sources of momentum/energy. Such models capture a …

Design of short intakes for ultra-high bypass engines: Preliminary exploration at fixed incidence

A Magrini, E Benini, D Buosi - AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-0782. vid Short inlet designs for
ultra-high bypass engines exhibit a stronger fan/intake interaction. The reduced flow …

The effect of blade count on body force model performance for axial fans

P Saini, J Defoe - Turbo Expo: Power for Land, Sea …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Body force models enable inexpensive numerical simulations of turbomachinery. The
approach replaces the blades with sources of momentum/energy. Such models capture a …