BladeAD provides differentiable rotor aerodynamic models for gradient-based design. It evaluates the effects of blade geometry and operating conditions, enabling rotor performance to be included in larger vehicle models such as the lift-plus-cruise aircraft. Related rotor-design research develops fast, robust computations based on blade element momentum theory [1].
References
- Marius L. Ruh, John T. Hwang. Fast and Robust Computation of Optimal Rotor Designs Using Blade Element Momentum Theory. AIAA Journal, 2023.DOIPDF
@article{ruh2023fast, author = {Marius L. Ruh and John T. Hwang}, title = {Fast and Robust Computation of Optimal Rotor Designs Using Blade Element Momentum Theory}, journal = {AIAA Journal}, year = {2023}, volume = {61}, number = {9}, pages = {4096-4111}, doi = {10.2514/1.j062611}, url = {https://doi.org/10.2514/1.j062611}, note = {Metadata verification: Crossref DOI} } - Marius L. Ruh, John T. Hwang. Robust modeling and optimal design of rotors using blade element momentum theory. AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM, 2021.DOIPDF
@inproceedings{ruh2021robust, author = {Marius L. Ruh and John T. Hwang}, title = {Robust modeling and optimal design of rotors using blade element momentum theory}, booktitle = {AIAA AVIATION 2021 FORUM}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.2514/6.2021-2598}, url = {https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2021-2598}, note = {Metadata verification: Crossref title} }
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