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Aeroacoustic design and optimisation of an all-electric ducted fan propulsion module for low-noise impact (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Casagrande Hirono, F., Torija Martinez, A., Elliott, A., Taylor, J., Grimshaw, S., & Lefas, D. (2022, June). Aeroacoustic design and optimisation of an all-electric ducted fan propulsion module for low-noise impact. Presented at 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference, Southampton, UK

This paper discusses the aeroacoustic aspects of the design, construction and testing of an all-electric ducted fan propulsion module for future electric aircraft. An overview of the propulsor aerodynamic design is provided. Acoustic measurements mad... Read More about Aeroacoustic design and optimisation of an all-electric ducted fan propulsion module for low-noise impact.

Acoustic optimization of a contra-rotating propeller rig (2022)
Journal Article
Casagrande Hirono, F., Torija Martinez, A., & Elliott, A. (2022). Acoustic optimization of a contra-rotating propeller rig. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0010735

With the advance of unmanned aerial vehicles as a viable alternative for urban transportation, it is imperative that these vehicles have a low impact on community noise. Contra-rotating propeller technologies offer interesting advantages over traditi... Read More about Acoustic optimization of a contra-rotating propeller rig.