Individual Research Project

Structure:

• 8 Themes
• Within each theme a range of disciplines from:
– Experimental
– CFD
– Flight Dynamics
– Control
– Simulation/Theoretical

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Theme 1
Motorsport and Automotive

Supervisors:
Kevin Garry, Jenny Holt, James Whidborne
Technical areas of interest
• Diffuser Flows

• Transient Flow Measurements

• Vortices in Positive and Adverse Pressure Gradients

• Vehicle Drag Reduction

• Cooling Flows

• Front and Rear Wing Design Characteristics

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Example Projects
Diffusers Flow:
• Investigation of transient flow features in
multi-sectional split diffuser
• Micro tuft visualisation and image
correlation
• CFD analysis of performance diffusers.

Transient Data Analysis

Building on previous project
• Investigate effect on downforce generation
of continuously oscillating model
• Analyse transient total and Static Pressure
measurements on the wing

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Example Projects
Vortices in Pressure Gradients
Building on previous project
• Investigate effect of vortex generation
parameters
• Design of experiment – pressure gradient
generation
• Vortex tracking - Total pressure
measurements

Vehicles Drag Reduction

• Novel geometric shapes for drag and base
drag reduction. CFD, Wind tunnel, track
• Flow control techniques
• Cooling flows
• Wheel cavity flows

Front and Rear Wings

• Wing in ground effect
• Endplate characteristics
• Multi-Element Interaction
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Theme 2
Aircraft Aerodynamics, Flight
Dynamics and Control

Supervisors:
Alastair Cooke, Dominique Fleishmann, Kevin
Garry, Jenny Holt, Nick Lawson, Mudassir
Lone, Simon Prince, James Whidborne
Technical areas of interest
• Flight Dynamics

• Load Control

• Design

• Simulation and Prediction Tool Development

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Example Projects
• Flight test design and system ID of the NFLC
Bulldog
• Simulation of nonlinear flight dynamics
models
• Entropy Generation and Dynamics
• Development and validation of flight
dynamics model of the Bulldog
• Flight Path Control for Agile Aircraft

Simulation and Prediction Tool Development

• CFD model development for the FAAM
aircraft
• 3D Panel Code for wing and aircraft
• Simulation of single engine case for NFLC
Jetstream
• Transonic Buffet
• Modelling & Simulation of Reversible Flying
Controls

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Example Projects
Load Control
• Energy and exergy based loads control
• Wind Tunnel testing of folding wing concept
• Dynamic loading of a morphing wing
• Model predictive control
• H Infinity Control and wing tip folding
• Gust encounter of aircraft with movable
wingtips

Design Characteristics
• Aerodynamic tools for wing box
optimisation
• Aircraft operations in icing conditions
• Autonomous landing capability for the NFLC
Jetstream
• Development of customised aerofoil
models within AX-1 model
• Development of control surfaces for a wing
of AX-1 model
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Theme 3
Rotorcraft

Supervisors:
Alastair Cooke, Mudassir Lone, Simon
Prince
Technical areas of interest
• Simulation and Prediction Tool Development

• Flight Control and Flight Dynamics

• Aerodynamic Characteristics

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 Example Projects
• Investigation of scout/attack helicopter
flight control laws
• Development of a Rotorcraft Simulation
Environment
• Exploitation of on-board helicopter system,
flight control and flight dynamics of a h135
helicopter
• Development of inflow model which is
suitable for aeroelasticity for hovering
helicopter in ground effect
• Development of flexible rotor blade and
inflow model for hovering helicopter
• Design concepts of installing a black box to
the main rotor of a H135 helicopter

• Helicopter rotor performance modelling

• Wind tunnel testing and CFD of aerofoil
dynamic stall
• Design static testing for full scale rotor
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Theme 4
Testing Techniques

Supervisors:
Alastair Cooke, Kevin Garry, Jenny Holt,
Mudassir Lone, Nick Lawson, Simon
Prince, James Whidborne
Technical areas of interest
• Flight Test

• Wind Tunnel Testing

• Capability Development

• Design

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Example Projects
• Gust and unsteady flow generation in wind
tunnels
• Design of a phased array for wind tunnel
aero acoustic measurement
• Unsteady surface static pressure
measurement in turbulent boundary layers
• Fast response unsteady pressure
measurement of wake flows

• CFD and Flight Test Investigation of Sideslip

and Angle of Attack Vanes on the Jetstream
31 Aircraft
• Flight Testing of an Air Data Boom on a
Bulldog Aircraft
• Validation of Thrust Measurement

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Example Projects
• Flight Test and system identification of the
Bulldog Aircraft
• Pilot adaptability to variations in aircraft
centre of gravity
• Pilot centric handling quality metrics
• Effect of PIV analysis parameters on the
predicted flow field
• Trajectory planning for the air-to-air
refuelling rendezvous problem

• Wind tunnel commissioning techniques

• Measurement of Low Drag Bodies
• Design and testing of a Radiator wind
tunnel
• Design of a supersonic sting force balance
• Transient vortex generator deployment for
boundary layer control

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Theme 5
Flexible Aircraft

Supervisors:
Alastair Cooke, Dominique Fleischmann,
Kevin Garry, Jenny Holt, Mudassir Lone
Technical areas of interest
• Simulation

• Wind Tunnel Testing

• Capability Development

• Design

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Example Projects
• Modelling Lift from flexible Sailplanes
• Non-Intrusive Model Deflection
Measurement
• Incorporate Vortex Lattice Method into
existing flexible aircraft model
• Simulating structural dynamics of flexible
aircraft

• Effect of airframe flexibility on static

stability
• Finite element solutions to the Euler-
Bernoulli equation
• AX-1 integration of NASA / Boeing CRM
geometry
• Development of control surfaces for a wing
of AX-1 model

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Theme 6
Vortex Flows

Supervisors:
Kevin Garry, Jenny Holt
Technical areas of interest
• Trapped Vortices

• Transient Vortex Flows

• Vortex Flows of High Lift Systems

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Example Projects
• A-Pillar Vortex Suppression
• Transient vortex generation in a turbulent
boundary layer
• CFD Simulation of Airbus Nexus Wing

• Wind tunnel and CFD simulation of the

application of trapped vortices to high lift
system performance
• Measurement of transient vortex flows
during take off and landing in the 8x4 wind
tunnel
• Tip and flap vortex wake measurement and
analysis of Airbus Nexus Wing

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Theme 7
Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics and
Control for Novel and
Unconventional Bodies

Supervisors:
Dominique Fleischmann, Kevin Garry,
Jenny Holt, Mudassir Lone, Nick Lawson,
Simon Prince, James Whidborne
Technical areas of interest
• Missile Configurations

• Hypersonic Flow

• Renewable Energy

• Unconventional aerospace vehicles

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 Example Projects
• Handling qualities of blended wing body
aircraft
• Control allocation for blended wing body
aircraft
• Wind tunnel testing of low speed missile
aerodynamic characteristics
• Dynamic wind tunnel testing of missile
configurations

• Forebody hypersonic drag – CFD

• Wind tunnel testing of concepts for Kite
wind energy generation
• Aerodynamic characteristics of lifting
bodies – CFD and wind tunnel testing
• CFD of the Comet vintage aircraft
• System identification of missile roll
dynamics
• LPV control of a UAV
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Theme 8
Flow Control

Supervisors:
Kevin Garry, Jenny Holt, Simon Prince,
James Whidborne
Technical areas of interest
• Boundary Layer Manipulation

• Drag Reduction

• Automotive flow control

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 Example Projects
• Active feedback boundary layer flow control
• CFD of flow control
• Adaptive flow control for minimizing the
aerodynamic drag of heavy vehicles
• Transonic Aerofoil Flow Control – wind
tunnel testing and CFD

• Surface suction using novel sub surface

channels – CFD and wind tunnel testing
• Low Speed Aerofoil Flow Control – wind
tunnel testing and CFD
• Effect of boundary layer thickness on base
pressure

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Selection Process

By Monday 25th January 10am

E-mail Jenny Holt j.c.holt@cranfield.ac.uk

1st, 2nd and 3rd choice THEME

Rank in order of preference:

Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics/Control ,Experimental,
CFD/Simulation

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Selection Process
Dear Jenny,

Themes:
1st: Motorsport
2nd: Test Techniques
3rd: Flow Control

1 – Aerodynamics
2 – Experimental
3 – CFD
4 – Flight Dynamics

Thanks

Jenny
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