Drones experiments TU DELFT
AMBITIONS
eVTOLUTION is designed as a low-to-mid-TRL enabler project meant to develop the knowledge, data, tools, and methods that are necessary to understand, model, and optimize aerodynamic performance and noise emissions, accounting for the complex interferences that exist between the propulsion system and the airframe.
Quoting the HORIZON-CL5-2023-D5-01-09 Topic description, this project is focused on “innovative hybrid numerical/experimental procedures, tools and methodologies that will advance further the industrial aircraft design capabilities”.
Objectives of the project and their means of achievement and verification:
The three national wind tunnel facilities at the University of Bristol.
(a) Aeroacoustic wind tunnel, (b) pressure-neutral wind tunnel, and the (c) boundary layer wind tunnel with far-field microphone and beamforming arrays for acoustic measurements
The main goal of the project is to implement and demonstrate a novel design and optimization framework, built upon three pillars:
(a) Propeller assembly with the various components for aerodynamic loading, blade phase angle and heat management, and the (b) various near-field measurement techniques used for identifying the noise sources and generation mechanisms.