Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 91 Issue 9

Source term model for rod vortex generator

Tomasz Kwiatkowski, Pawel Flaszyński, Jerzy Zoltak

The simulations of grid-resolved rod vortex generators (RVGs) require high computational cost and time. Additionally, the computational mesh topology must be adjusted to rods…

Wall distance effect on heat transfer at high flow velocity

Marcin Kurowski, Ryszard Szwaba, Janusz Telega, Pawel Flaszynski, Fernando Tejero, Piotr Doerffer

This paper aims to present the results of experimental and numerical research on heat transfer distribution under the impinging jets at various distances from the wall and high…

Review of augmented reality in aerospace industry

Maryam Safi, Joon Chung, Pratik Pradhan

The purpose of this paper is to assess and determine the potential of augmented reality (AR) in aerospace applications through a survey of published sources.

A stochastic detailed scheduling model for periodic maintenance of military rotorcraft

Nabil M. Semaan, Nabhan Yehia

The purpose of this paper is to develop a stochastic detailed schedule for a preventive/scheduled/periodic maintenance program of a military aircraft, specifically a rotorcraft or…

Characteristics of a co-flowing jet with varying lip thickness and constant bypass ratio

Naren Shankar R., Kevin Bennett S.

Subsonic commercial aircraft operate with turbo-fan engines that operate with moderate bypass ratio (BR) co-flowing jets (CFJ). This study aims to analyse CFJ with constant BR 6.3…

Redesign of morphing UAV's winglet using DS algorithm based ANFIS model

Mehmet Konar

The purpose of this paper is to present a novel approach based on the differential search (DS) algorithm integrated with the adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS…

Systematic evaluation of the helicopter rotor blades: design variables and interactions

Farid Shahmiri, Maryam Sargolzehi, Mohammad Ali Shahi Ashtiani

The effects of rotor blade design variables and their mutual interactions on aerodynamic efficiency of helicopters are investigated. The aerodynamic efficiency is defined based on…

Evaluation of load-carrying capabilities of friction stir welded, TIG welded and riveted joints of AA2014-T6 aluminium alloy

C. Rajendran, K. Srinivasan, V. Balasubramanian, H. Balaji, P. Selvaraj

Presently, the materials used in light combat aircraft structures are aluminium alloys and composites. These structures are joined together through riveted joints. The weight of…

3D path planning, routing algorithms and routing protocols for unmanned air vehicles: a review

Samia Ben Amarat, Peng Zong

This paper aims to present a comprehensive review in major research areas of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) navigation, i.e. three degree-of-freedom (3D) path planning, routing…