This hybrid course (online - on-site) serves as an introduction to aeroelasticity providing the theoretical basis and hands-on experience for applications to aircraft and turbomachinery design and R&D projects.
Starting with the description of the basic aeroelastic phenomena of interest, the course will familiarize the participants with concepts such as aeroelastic deformation, static divergence, control reversal, flutter and gust loads. Aeroelastic modelling techniques of increasing fidelity will be presented and some of them will be practiced. Current industrial practice in aircraft and turbo machinery design will be presented and future avenues will be discussed. Special emphasis is put on interaction with the participants and on practical exercises.
The lecturers are Professor Greg Dimitriadis of University of Liège and Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt of Imperial College London both adjunct professors at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics.
Monday 3 March 2025: Introduction to aeroelasticity
8:30 Registration & Welcome
Prof. Frank Eulitz, Prof. Jeroen van Beeck, VKI, Belgium
9:00 Overview of aeroelasticity and its importance in emerging technologies
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Static aeroelasticity: static divergence, control reversal
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Flutter Part 1: Fundamentals & quasi-steady aerodynamics
Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt, Imperial College London & VKI, Belgium
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 Flutter Part 2: Unsteady aerodynamics & non-linear phenomena
Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt, Imperial College London & VKI, Belgium
17:00 Reception
Tuesday 4 March 2025: Introduction to aeroelastic modelling
09:00 Aerodynamic modelling: Potential methods
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium
11:00 Structural modelling: Linear and nonlinear methods
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium
10:30 Coffee break
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Computational aeroelasticity: High fidelity methods for aeroelastic analysis
Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt, Imperial College London, UK & VKI, Belgium
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 Turbomachinery aeroelasticity
Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt, Imperial College London & VKI, Belgium
Wednesday 5 March 2025: Gas turbines and Aero engines
09:00 Aeroelastic analysis of a composite fan
Dr. Christoph Brandstetter, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Measurement techniques
Dr. Christoph Brandstetter, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Frequency domain methods for aeroelastic analysis of turbomachinery
Dr. Christian Frey, Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Germany
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 TBD
Thursday 6 March 2025: Wind energy
09:00 TBD
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 TBD
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Wind turbine aeroelasticity
Prof. Martin Hansen, Denmark Technical University, Denmark
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 Wind turbine aeroelasticity
Prof. Martin Hansen, Denmark Technical University, Denmark
Friday 7 March 2025: Aircraft
09:00 Gust loads on aircraft
Prof. Jonathan Cooper, University of Bristol, UK
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Methods for gust load alleviation
Prof. Jonathan Cooper, University of Bristol, UK
12:30 Lunch
14:00 TBD
15:30 Conclusion of lecture series
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Deadline for on-site registration: 17 February 2025
Deadline for online registration: 24 February 2025
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Aeroelasticity across Engineering Applications
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