This work presents a study on the operational characteristics of a cyclorotor-thruster able to
be applied in an aircraft, particularly in take-off and landing phases. Firstly, the behavior of …

In the present work, a numerical study is carried out to compare the performance of seven
turbulence models on a single pitching blade of cycloidal rotor operating in deep dynamic …

Airships are a method of transportation with reduced fuel consumption and great potential
for different applications. However, these aerial vehicles still present considerable control …

The current paper presents the numerical study of the downwash flowfield characteristics in
a cycloidal rotor at close-ground altitudes. In an aircraft equipped with this kind of thruster …

The present study demonstrates an improved performance of cycloidal rotors by actively
controlling the pitching oscillations and rotational speeds. The computational fluid dynamics …

Cycloidal rotors have revealed a noticeable potential to be further enhanced when running
at different operating conditions. The present work demonstrates the active control …

Aircraft being capable of Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) and hover are increasingly
emerging in various critical and routine applications. Rescue missions in roads and …

Very little is currently known of the aerodynamic inter-action between neighboring cycloidal
rotors. Such knowledge is, however, of crucial importance to tune the controller and rotor …

This chapter provides a detailed method for building an unsteady 3D CFD model with
multiple embedded and adjacent rotating geometries. This is done relying solely on open …

Cycloidal rotors have shown to be susceptible to achieving larger efficiency enhancements
when being subjected to various designs and operating conditions. In this work, an …