Environmental Friendly Aircraft

Funder	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Recipient Organization	Cranfield University
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Sep 30, 2024
End Date	Sep 30, 2028
Duration	1,461 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2924248`

Grant Description

The research will focus on aerodynamics and innovative aircraft concepts that will contribute to the development of sustainable and green aerodynamic solutions for aviation. It will combine elements of whole aircraft aerodynamic analysis, heat transfer and aircraft performance.

Energy based aerodynamic analysis methods will be developed and applied to research and analyse the effect of using the heat generated by novel power and propulsion systems on the aerodynamic performance of the aircraft.