Coupling mid-fidelity aerodynamics and multibody dynamics for the aeroelastic analysis of rotary-wing vehicles

A Savino, A Cocco, A Zanotti, M Tugnoli, P Masarati… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
A mid-fidelity aerodynamic solver based on the vortex particle method for wake modeling,
DUST, is coupled through the partitioned multi-physics coupling library preCICE to a …

Assessment of a mid-fidelity numerical approach for the investigation of tiltrotor aerodynamics

A Zanotti, A Savino, M Palazzi, M Tugnoli… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The study of the complex aerodynamics that characterise tiltrotors represents a challenge for
computational fluid dynamics tools. URANS numerical solvers are typically used to explore …

[HTML][HTML] High-fidelity aerodynamic and acoustic design and analysis of a heavy-lift eVTOL

T Zhang, GN Barakos, M Foster - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
This work presents the high-fidelity aerodynamic and acoustic modelling processes
supporting the preliminary design of a large eVTOL vehicle at the University of Glasgow in …

Comprehensive mid-fidelity simulation environment for aeroelastic stability analysis of tiltrotors with pilot-in-the-loop

A Cocco - 2022 - politesi.polimi.it
Tiltrotor aircraft are challenging machines to design considering the various operating
conditions and multipurpose missions that are expected to be performed by this complex …

[HTML][HTML] High-fidelity aero-acoustic evaluations of a heavy-lift eVTOL in hover

T Zhang, GN Barakos, A Filippone - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Electric Vertical Take-off Landing (eVTOL) vehicles can transform aviation, but the
unconventional aircraft development currently requires an extensive knowledge base. This …

[PDF][PDF] Simulation of tiltrotor maneuvers by a coupled multibody-mid fidelity aerodynamic solver

A Cocco, A Savino, D Montagnani… - … Forum (ERF 2020), 2020 - re.public.polimi.it
The present work proposes a new aeroelastic solution applicable to rotors and tiltrotors
configuration by joining the multibody software MBDyn and the mid-fidelity aerodynamic tool …

[PDF][PDF] Numerical investigation of wing-propeller aerodynamic interaction through a vortex particle-based aerodynamic solver

A Savino, A Cocco, A Zanotti… - … Rotorcraft Forum (ERF …, 2022 - re.public.polimi.it
The present paper describes the results of a numerical investigation of a wing with an
integrated propeller using the midfidelity aerodynamic solver DUST. The wing/propeller …

Numerical Simulation on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Transition Section of Tilt-Wing Aircraft

Q Huang, G He, J Jia, Z Hong, F Yu - Aerospace, 2024 - mdpi.com
The tilt-wing aircraft has attracted widespread attention due to its excellent performance.
However, its aerodynamic characteristics during the tilt transition section are characterized …

[PDF][PDF] A Coupled Multibody-Mid Fidelity Aerodynamic Tool for the Simulation of Tiltrotor Manoeuvres

A Savino, A Cocco, A Zanoni, A Zanotti… - … Forum (ERF 2021), 2021 - re.public.polimi.it
A nonlinear aeroelastic numerical tool was used in the present work for the evaluation of
loads and vibratory levels of a tiltrotor aircraft during critical transient manoeuvres. The …

Mid-Fidelity approach to tiltrotor aerodynamics

M Palazzi - 2019 - politesi.polimi.it
Tiltrotors combine the speed and range of a conventional fixed-wing aircraft with the vertical
take off and landing capabilities of helicopter, by tilting their proprotors positioned at the end …