Mr Tao Zhang
- Affiliate (School of Engineering)
Publications
2024
Zhang, T., Barakos, G. N. , Filippone, A. and Furqan, (2024) High-fidelity aero-acoustic evaluations of a heavy-lift eVTOL in hover. Journal of Sound and Vibration, (Accepted for Publication)
Qiao, G., Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. (2024) Numerical simulation of distributed propulsion systems using CFD. Aerospace Science and Technology, 147, 109011. (doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2024.109011)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2024) Assessment of implicit adaptive mesh-free CFD modelling. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, (doi: 10.1002/fld.5266) (Early Online Publication)
2023
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2023) Assessment of Implicit and Adaptive Mesh-free CFD Modelling. In: 2023 AIAA Aviation Forum, San Diego, CA, USA, 12-16 Jun 2023, AIAA 2023-4330. ISBN 9781624107047 (doi: 10.2514/6.2023-4330)
Zhang, T., Barakos, G. N. , Furqan, and Foster, M. (2023) High-fidelity aerodynamic and acoustic design and analysis of a heavy-lift eVTOL. Aerospace Science and Technology, 137, 108307. (doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2023.108307)
Zhang, T., Barakos, G. N. , Furqan, and Foster, M. (2023) Multi-fidelity aerodynamic design and analysis of propellers for a heavy-lift eVTOL. Aerospace Science and Technology, 135, 108185. (doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2023.108185)
2022
Qiao, G., Higgins, R. J. , Barakos, G. N. and Zhang, T. (2022) CFD Study of eVTOL Distributed Propulsors. In: Royal Aeronautical Society Applied Aerodynamics Conference 2022, London, UK, 13-15 Sep 2022, (Accepted for Publication)
Zhang, T., Higgins, R. J. and Barakos, G. N. (2022) Optimisation of Distributed Propulsion Using CFD. In: AIAA Aviation 2022 Forum, Chicago, IL, USA, 27 June - 1 July 2022, ISBN 9781624106354 (doi: 10.2514/6.2022-3299)
Zhang, T., Barakos, G. , Furqan, and Foster, M. (2022) Multi-fidelity Aerodynamic and Acoustic Design and Analysis of a Heavy-lift eVTOL. In: 48th European Rotorcraft Forum, Winterthur, Switzerland, 6-8 September 2022, (Accepted for Publication)
Zhang, T., Higgins, R. and Barakos, G. (2022) High-fidelity numerical investigation of complex propeller flows. In: Vertical Flight Society's 78th Annual Forum & Technology Display, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, 10-12 May 2022, ISBN 9781713854265
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2022) High-fidelity numerical investigations of rotor-propeller aerodynamic interactions. Aerospace Science and Technology, 124, 107517. (doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2022.107517)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2022) Toward vehicle-level optimization of compound rotorcraft aerodynamics. AIAA Journal, 60(3), pp. 1937-1957. (doi: 10.2514/1.J061032)
Boisard, R. et al. (2022) Rotor / Rotor Aerodynamic Interactions – A Garteur Action Group. In: 33rd Conference of the International Council of the Aerospace Sciences (ICAS22), Stockholm, Sweden, 4-6 September 2022,
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2022) High-fidelity numerical analysis of ducted propeller aerodynamics and acoustics. In: Knoerzer, D., Periaux, J. and Tuovinen, T. (eds.) Advances in Computational Methods and Technologies in Aeronautics and Industry. Series: Computational methods in applied sciences (57). Springer: Cham, pp. 89-103. ISBN 9783031120183 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-12019-0_7)
2021
Zhang, T., Qiao, G., Smith, D.A. , Barakos, G.N. and Kusyumov, A. (2021) Parametric study of aerodynamic performance of equivalent ducted/un-ducted rotors. Aerospace Science and Technology, 117, 106984. (doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2021.106984)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2021) Aerodynamic Simulation and Adjoint-based Optimisation of Rotorcraft Configurations. 47th European Rotorcraft Forum, 07-09 Sep 2021.
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. (2021) High-fidelity numerical analysis and optimisation of ducted propeller aerodynamics and acoustics. Aerospace Science and Technology, 113, 106708. (doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2021.106708)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. (2021) Numerical Simulation of Ducted Fan Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics. 8th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Science and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2020) & 14th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XIV), 11-15 Jan 2021. ISBN 9788412110173
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2021) High-fidelity CFD validation and assessment of ducted propellers for aircraft propulsion. Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 66(1), pp. 1-28. (doi: 10.4050/JAHS.66.012008)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2021) High-Fidelity Numerical Investigation of Ducted Propeller Aerodynamics/Acoustics and Adjoint-Based Design Optimisation. In: 77th Vertical Flight Society (VFS) Annual Forum, 10-14 May 2021, pp. 692-705. ISBN 9781713830016
2020
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2020) Review on ducted fans for compound rotorcraft. Aeronautical Journal, 124(1277), pp. 941-974. (doi: 10.1017/aer.2019.164)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G.N. (2020) Development of Simulation Tools for High-fidelity Analysis of Compound Rotorcraft. In: AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, USA, 06-10 Jan 2020, ISBN 9781624105951 (doi: 10.2514/6.2020-1258)
2019
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2019) Towards Optimisation of Compound Rotorcraft. In: 45th European Rotorcraft Forum, Warsaw, Poland, 17-20 Sep 2019,
Articles
Zhang, T., Barakos, G. N. , Filippone, A. and Furqan, (2024) High-fidelity aero-acoustic evaluations of a heavy-lift eVTOL in hover. Journal of Sound and Vibration, (Accepted for Publication)
Qiao, G., Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. (2024) Numerical simulation of distributed propulsion systems using CFD. Aerospace Science and Technology, 147, 109011. (doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2024.109011)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2024) Assessment of implicit adaptive mesh-free CFD modelling. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, (doi: 10.1002/fld.5266) (Early Online Publication)
Zhang, T., Barakos, G. N. , Furqan, and Foster, M. (2023) High-fidelity aerodynamic and acoustic design and analysis of a heavy-lift eVTOL. Aerospace Science and Technology, 137, 108307. (doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2023.108307)
Zhang, T., Barakos, G. N. , Furqan, and Foster, M. (2023) Multi-fidelity aerodynamic design and analysis of propellers for a heavy-lift eVTOL. Aerospace Science and Technology, 135, 108185. (doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2023.108185)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2022) High-fidelity numerical investigations of rotor-propeller aerodynamic interactions. Aerospace Science and Technology, 124, 107517. (doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2022.107517)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2022) Toward vehicle-level optimization of compound rotorcraft aerodynamics. AIAA Journal, 60(3), pp. 1937-1957. (doi: 10.2514/1.J061032)
Zhang, T., Qiao, G., Smith, D.A. , Barakos, G.N. and Kusyumov, A. (2021) Parametric study of aerodynamic performance of equivalent ducted/un-ducted rotors. Aerospace Science and Technology, 117, 106984. (doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2021.106984)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. (2021) High-fidelity numerical analysis and optimisation of ducted propeller aerodynamics and acoustics. Aerospace Science and Technology, 113, 106708. (doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2021.106708)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2021) High-fidelity CFD validation and assessment of ducted propellers for aircraft propulsion. Journal of the American Helicopter Society, 66(1), pp. 1-28. (doi: 10.4050/JAHS.66.012008)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2020) Review on ducted fans for compound rotorcraft. Aeronautical Journal, 124(1277), pp. 941-974. (doi: 10.1017/aer.2019.164)
Book Sections
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2022) High-fidelity numerical analysis of ducted propeller aerodynamics and acoustics. In: Knoerzer, D., Periaux, J. and Tuovinen, T. (eds.) Advances in Computational Methods and Technologies in Aeronautics and Industry. Series: Computational methods in applied sciences (57). Springer: Cham, pp. 89-103. ISBN 9783031120183 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-12019-0_7)
Conference or Workshop Item
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2021) Aerodynamic Simulation and Adjoint-based Optimisation of Rotorcraft Configurations. 47th European Rotorcraft Forum, 07-09 Sep 2021.
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. (2021) Numerical Simulation of Ducted Fan Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics. 8th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Science and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2020) & 14th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XIV), 11-15 Jan 2021. ISBN 9788412110173
Conference Proceedings
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2023) Assessment of Implicit and Adaptive Mesh-free CFD Modelling. In: 2023 AIAA Aviation Forum, San Diego, CA, USA, 12-16 Jun 2023, AIAA 2023-4330. ISBN 9781624107047 (doi: 10.2514/6.2023-4330)
Qiao, G., Higgins, R. J. , Barakos, G. N. and Zhang, T. (2022) CFD Study of eVTOL Distributed Propulsors. In: Royal Aeronautical Society Applied Aerodynamics Conference 2022, London, UK, 13-15 Sep 2022, (Accepted for Publication)
Zhang, T., Higgins, R. J. and Barakos, G. N. (2022) Optimisation of Distributed Propulsion Using CFD. In: AIAA Aviation 2022 Forum, Chicago, IL, USA, 27 June - 1 July 2022, ISBN 9781624106354 (doi: 10.2514/6.2022-3299)
Zhang, T., Barakos, G. , Furqan, and Foster, M. (2022) Multi-fidelity Aerodynamic and Acoustic Design and Analysis of a Heavy-lift eVTOL. In: 48th European Rotorcraft Forum, Winterthur, Switzerland, 6-8 September 2022, (Accepted for Publication)
Zhang, T., Higgins, R. and Barakos, G. (2022) High-fidelity numerical investigation of complex propeller flows. In: Vertical Flight Society's 78th Annual Forum & Technology Display, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, 10-12 May 2022, ISBN 9781713854265
Boisard, R. et al. (2022) Rotor / Rotor Aerodynamic Interactions – A Garteur Action Group. In: 33rd Conference of the International Council of the Aerospace Sciences (ICAS22), Stockholm, Sweden, 4-6 September 2022,
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2021) High-Fidelity Numerical Investigation of Ducted Propeller Aerodynamics/Acoustics and Adjoint-Based Design Optimisation. In: 77th Vertical Flight Society (VFS) Annual Forum, 10-14 May 2021, pp. 692-705. ISBN 9781713830016
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G.N. (2020) Development of Simulation Tools for High-fidelity Analysis of Compound Rotorcraft. In: AIAA SciTech Forum, Orlando, FL, USA, 06-10 Jan 2020, ISBN 9781624105951 (doi: 10.2514/6.2020-1258)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. N. (2019) Towards Optimisation of Compound Rotorcraft. In: 45th European Rotorcraft Forum, Warsaw, Poland, 17-20 Sep 2019,