Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 96 Issue 2

Fatigue crack growth rate and propagation mechanisms of SiC particle reinforced Al alloy matrix composites

Adem Karci, Veysel Erturun, Eşref Çakir, Yakup Çam

This study aims to investigate the fatigue crack propagation behavior of SiC particle-reinforced 2124 Al alloy composites under constant amplitude axial loading at a stress ratio…

Performance analysis of electrical environmental control and ice protection systems in a commercial transport aircraft

Hamdi Ercan, Cüneyt Öztürk, Mustafa Akın

This paper aims to assess the impact of electrifying the environmental control system (ECS) and ice protection system (IPS), the primary pneumatic system consumers in a…

Long wave infrared signature of swept back leading edges in aircraft frontal aspect

Kajal Vinayak, Shripad P. Mahulikar

In recent years, increased use of all-aspect infrared (IR)-guided missiles based on the long-wave infrared (LWIR; 8–12 µm) band has lowered the probability of aircraft survival in…

The effect of global warming and climate changes on aircraft accidents between 2010-2022

Tuncer Akay, Cevahir Tarhan

One of the sectors most affected by the variable weather events caused by climate change and global warming is the aviation sector. Especially in aircraft accidents, weather…

Analysis of influencing factors of aircraft fuel tank flammability

Leiming Geng, Ruihua Zhang, Weihua Liu

It is an indispensable part of airworthiness certification to evaluate the fuel tank flammability exposure time for transport aircraft. There are many factors and complex coupling…

Aero-spike and aero-disk effects of on wave drag reduction of supersonic flow past over blunt body

Kathiravan Balusamy, Vinothraj A., Suresh V.

The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of aerospike and hemispherical aerodisks on flow characteristics and drag reduction in supersonic flow over a blunt body…

Fuel savings on missed approach through aircraft reinjection

María Carmona, Rafael Casado González, Aurelio Bermúdez, Miguel Pérez-Francisco, Pablo Boronat, Carlos Calafate

In the aerial transportation area, fuel costs are critical to the economic viability of companies, and so urgent measures should be adopted to avoid any unnecessary increase in…

Uncertainty quantification of blade geometric deviation on compressor stability

Tianyuan Ji, Wuli Chu

The geometric parameters of the compressor blade have a noteworthy influence on compressor stability, which should be meticulously designed. However, machining inaccuracies cause…

Thermal contact conductance model of rough surfaces with inclination based on three-dimensional fractal theory

Xianguang Sun

The purpose of this study is to establish a thermal contact conductance model of rough surfaces with inclination based on three-dimensional fractal theory.

Mathematical modelling and PID control system implementation for quadcopter frame Tarot FY650

Gowtham G., Jagan Raj R.

The purpose of this study is to find the suitable trajectory path of the Numerical model of the Quadcopter. Quadcopters are widely used in various applications due to their…

Design methodology for combustor in advanced gas turbine engines: a review

Insong Kim, Hakson Jin, Kwangsong Ri, Sunbong Hyon, Cholhui Huang

A combustor design is a particularly important and difficult task in the development of gas turbine engines. During studies for accurate and easy combustor design, reasonable…

Review on impact, crushing response and applications of re-entrant core sandwich structures

Mustafa S. Al-Khazraji

Auxetic sandwich structures are gaining attention because of the negative Poisson’s ratio effect offered by these structures. Re-entrant core was one configuration of the auxetic…

Impact time guidance law for arbitrary lead angle using sliding mode control

He Du, Ming Yang, Songyan Wang, Tao Chao

This paper aims to investigate a novel impact time control guidance (ITCG) law based on the sliding mode control (SMC) for a nonmaneuvering target using the predicted interception…

Model-free low-power observer based robust trajectory tracking control of UAV quadrotor with unknown disturbances

Muhammad Nabeel Siddiqui, Xiaolu Zhu, Hanad Rasool, Muhammad Bilal Afzal, Nigar Ahmed

The purpose of this paper is to design an output-feedback algorithm based on low-power observer (LPO), robust chattering-free controller and nonlinear disturbance observer (DO) to…

Comparison of drilling of Inconel 625 by AWJM and WEDM

Ferhat Ceritbinmez, Ali Günen

This study aims to comparatively analyze the cut parts obtained as a result of cutting the Ni-based Inconel 625 alloy, which is widely used in the aerospace industry, with the…

Multiobjective optimization of process parameters of AZ91D/AgNPs/TiO2 composite fabricated by friction stir processing using response surface methodology and desirability

Ram Niwas, Vikas Kumar

This paper aims to determine the optimum parametric settings for yielding superior mechanical properties, namely, ultimate tensile strength (UTS), yield strength (YS) and…

Helicopter airfoil aerodynamic characteristics and rotor trim in sandy environments

Zejian Huang, Yihua Cao, Yanyang Wang

The sandy environment is one of the typical environments in which helicopters operate. Air-sand two-phase flow in sandy environments may be an important factor affecting flight…