Challenge the future
Delft University of Technology
20-3-2013
Delft University of Technology Faculty of Aerospace Engineering
Dr. ir. Roeland De Breuker and Dr. Arvind Rao
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering
• Founded in 1842 by King William II
• Largest and oldest Dutch University of Technology
• 8 faculties, 14 Bachelor courses, 34 Master courses
• Number of students approx. 16500
Delft University of Technology
General Information
• Excellent (international) ratings
• High international reputation�
• Driven by demands of society
• Strong (mono)disciplines
• 11 focussed multidisciplinary research themes
Characteristics
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineering Characteristics
• Internationally oriented
• Covering almost all areas of aerospace engineering
both with expertise and laboratory equipment
• One of the best aerospace engineering institutions
world wide, acknowledged by industry and
accreditation boards
• Fully English taught programme
• 34% international students
• Member of IDEA League and PEGASUS university
networks
• Bilateral international agreements
• Working in multinational research teams
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Aerospace Engineering Facts and Figures
Number of staff:
• 59 support staff
• 250+ academic staff
Funding:
• € 22 M - Government funding
• € 7 M - External funding
Largest aerospace engineering faculty in
Western Europe:
• Approximately 2400 of students (BSc and MSc)
• 440 first year students (numerus fixus)
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Aerospace Engineering Organisation
Aerodynamics, Wind Energy, Flight Performance & Propulsion
Control & Operations
Aerospace Structures & Materials
Space Engineering
Aerodynamics
Wind Energy
Control & Simulation
Air Transport Operations
Novel Aerospace Materials
Structural Integrity & Composites
Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanics
Space System Engineering
Astrodynamics & Space Missions
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Flight Performance & Propulsion
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Aerospace Engineering Research Facilities
Delft Aerospace Structures and Materials Laboratory
Wind tunnels
• Subsonic, Transonic up to Hypersonic
SIMONA
• Advanced flight simulator
Cessna Citation II
• Flying classroom research facility
Space certified satellite clean room
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Participation in Clean Sky
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Investigation of thermal spraying of modified liquid crystalline thermoset polymers (LCT) for Cr-free corrosion and erosion protection of metal and
composite surfaces.
Cr-free pre-treatments for coating metals and polymer composites
Development of (nano-composite) thermoplastic composites with improved recyclability and durability
Modification of engineering thermoplastic composites
for their use in secondary aircraft structures and interior
applications.
Demonstrator F1: Thermoplastic composite airframe panel
Coordination of activities for the design and manufacturing of
demonstrator F1
Materials research and development
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Dynamic Behaviour of PZT-Composite Actuators
• Develop Experimental PZT-Composite-based Actuators
Stacking of PZT and composite materials
Curing Process (high temperature)
Development of Lightweight
Piezoceramics Composite Actuators”
• Nonlinear Finite-Element Models of PZT-Composite-based Actuators
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Green Rotorcraft GRC1: Innovative Rotor Blades
• In GRC1 Innovative Rotor blades, the goal is to design a Rotor with
Active Gurney Flaps (AGF) for Main Rotor Noise Reduction
• TUD research question: what are the implications of such a rotor on the
Helicopter Handling Qualities (HQs) and Pilot Workload?
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Mission Management and ATM Integration Research
Green Operation – ITD through the GSAF cluster (associate member)
The Management of Trajectory and Mission:
Low emissions and noise reduction due to reduced fuel
consumption through improved trajectory energy
management and mission management
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3 D 1 D
• Objective: Fast preliminary design of light-weight composite
aerospace structures
• Aeroelastic model:
• Cross-sectional modeller based on FEM
• Nonlinear structural beam model
• Novel unsteady aerodynamic panel method
• Built in sensitivities for optimisation
• Manoeuvre load, gust response, flutter, divergence
• Test case: Optimisation of XRF1 wing
SFWA WP1.2.2: Passive load alleviation
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Leading edge topology optimisation and demonstrator
• Objective: the aeroelastic design of a droop
nose demonstrator for a regional airliner
• Actuation system topology optimisation
under aeroelastic loads
• Interpretation and design of the topology
optimisation results
• Successful lab test
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LTT
Wind Tunnel
Fluidic actuator
(Fraunhofer)
Mechanical actuator
SMA system (TUD) “Flap” dimensions 0.6m
Integrative Active Component Demonstrator (IACD)
Measurements techniques:
- Flow visualization
- Wall pressure measurements
- Particle Image Velocimetry
Maximum speed
120 m/s
Wind tunnel experiment
(Natural laminar flow, Flow control systems)
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Delft participation in CS1
From CfP
Dutch cluster Budget 18 M€ - Delft (4 M€)
IGOR cluster Budget 10 M€
- Delft (0,6 M€)
GSAF cluster Budget 10.7 M€ - Delft (1.9 M€)
Dutch cluster Budget 5.6 M€ - Delft (1.1 M€)
Key Cooperations Industry: Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Fokker, Stork SP, Ten Cate Advanced Composites, Brueggemann … Universities: Cranfield, Paris Tech, Imperial College, Swansea, … Institutes: NLR, TNO, ECN, ONERA, QINETIQ, FOI, DLR, …
TUD Budget 250 k€
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Future Participation in Clean Sky 2 ?
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In … Propulsion Integration Research
Propeller-Wing Integration
Propeller Integration research for improved propulsive efficiency and reduced noise levels
Performance of Rotor-Stator concepts (Swirl Recovery Vanes)
Effects of non-uniform inflow PIV based loads determination on propellers
Propeller induced ground vortex
effects
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In … High Lift Configurations Passive and Active Flow Control for high lift
performance improvement
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NPDBDactuators
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Research Topics: Passive flow mixing Drooped spoiler Suction DBD and Nano Plasma Actuators
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In … Mission Management and ATM integration
Mission Management and ATM functions:
seamless integration of green missions in ATM,
ensuring compatibility and coherence with SESAR
(Single European Sky ATM Research)
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In … Structures and Materials
• Grid stiffened structures
• Aeroelastic design of composite airliner wings
• Fast design methods for structural sizing
• Active and passive load alleviation
• Implementation of mature morphing concepts
• Leading edge droop nose for laminar flow wing and noise reduction
• Twisting and canting winglet for short field take/off and landing
• Next generation smart PZT actuators & sensors
• Holistic Structural Integrity Process (Structural Health Monitoring)
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What Aerospace Engineering in Delft has to offer
Participating research groups in • Aerodynamics, Flight Performance and Propulsion • Control and Operations • Aerospace Structures and Materials Supported by state-of-the-art Research Facilities An excellent world-wide network in academia, institutes & industry
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For more information please contact • Dr. ir. Roeland De Breuker (email: [email protected]; tel: +31-15-2785627)
• Dr. Arvind Rao (email: [email protected]; tel: +31-15-2783833) or visit our website at http://www.lr.tudelft.nl
Thank you