Delft University of Technology - Clean Sky · Delft participation in CS1 From CfP Dutch cluster Budget 18 M€ - Delft (4 M€) IGOR cluster Budget 10 M€ - Delft (0,6 M€) GSAF

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


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


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)


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


Flight Performance & Propulsion


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


Participation in Clean Sky


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


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


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?


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


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


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


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)


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€


Future Participation in Clean Sky 2 ?


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


In … High Lift Configurations Passive and Active Flow Control for high lift

performance improvement

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Nano-Pulsed-DBD effect on NACA 0015 wing

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Research Topics: Passive flow mixing Drooped spoiler Suction DBD and Nano Plasma Actuators


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)


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)


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


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

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Delft University of Technology - Clean Sky · Delft participation in CS1 From CfP Dutch cluster Budget 18 M€ - Delft (4 M€) IGOR cluster Budget 10 M€ - Delft (0,6 M€) GSAF