Novel Methods for Rotorcraft Engine Propulsion Integration

该博士项目旨在为旋翼机的整个设计和使用寿命提供预测已安装发动机性能特性的建模能力。这将通过开发一种能够快速预测已安装旋翼飞机发动机气动性能的新方法来实现。该框架将包含一种新的方法，用于旋翼飞机发动机部件的参数化几何定义，如进气道、风道和排气口。设计的方法将与最先进的直升机综合分析工具、计算流体动力学（CFD）、数据分析、降阶建模和多目标优化（MOO）相结合。

This PhD project aims to deliver modelling capability for the prediction of installed engine performance characteristics, throughout the design and service-life of rotorcraft. This will be accomplished with the development of a novel approach able to predict the aerodynamic performance of installed rotorcraft engines rapidly. This framework will encompass a novel method for the parametric geometry definition of rotorcraft engine components such as intakes, ducts, and exhausts. The devised method will couple with state-of-the-art tools for helicopter comprehensive analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), data analytics, reduced-order modelling, and Multi-Objective Optimisation (MOO).