Design and optimisation of next-generation electric and cryo-electric aircraft
Wrik Mallik, Mohammad Yazdani-Asrami, Wenjuan Song
Our research objective is to integrate disruptive technologies in electrification and cryo-electrification with next-generation fuel-efficient aircraft configurations to design and optimise aircraft configurations that can meet the UK's jet zero strategy. The main research topics include:
- Multidisciplinary design and optimisation on next-generation truss-braced wing aircraft configurations with novel propulsion technologies.
- Multi-physics modelling and simulation of electric aircraft powertrain, including equivalent circuit modelling.
- Design of hydrogen-powered aircraft using superconducting powertrain both propulsion and power system levels. Our expertise in the design and development of superconducting propulsion and powertrain components will place us in the frontline of realizing the technology for future aviation.
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- High Reynolds number flows for aerospace and automotive applications
- Electrification and cryo-electrification of powertrain and drivetrain components
- Engineering in Extreme Environments
- Design and optimisation of next-generation electric and cryo-electric aircraft
- Lunar and Martian Futures
- Shock-Physics, Compressible Flows and Directed Energy Systems
- Industrial aerodynamics and wind engineering
- Renewable energy system design and applications
- Computational aero-hydro acoustics research
- Reliability-Centered Industrial Recommender System for Aircraft Fleet Fast Response Capabilities