von Karman Institute Lecture Course

Introduction to Aeroelasticity : Aircraft and Turbomachinery (Course AELAST)

03-07 March 2025

Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium (near Brussels)

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This course 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.

Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt
Imperial College London, UK & von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
Lecture Series Director

Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis
University of Liège, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
Lecture Series Director

Learning outcomes:

At the end of the course the participant will have a basic understanding of  

  1. The most important aeroelastic phenomena, such as static divergence, control reversal and flu
  2. The effect of basic system parameters on the occurrence of these phenomena
  3. Gust load response
  4. Low, medium and high-fidelity aeroelastic modelling techniques
  5. Aeroelastic phenomena in turbomachinery
  6. Current industrial practice

Furthermore, the practical exercises are designed to train application of aeroelastic techniques to practical problems of interest.

Pre-requisites:

The course pre-requisite is a good understanding of aerodynamics, structural vibrations, and finite element methods. Prior use of CFD, and programming skills including familiarity with Python. 

Teaching forms

  • Formal lectures: 10 hours
  • Applications: 7 hours
  • Practical sessions: 10 hours

The course will take place from Monday 03 March until 07 March 2025, from 9:00-17:00 with lunch from 12:30 to 13:30 and coffee breaks from 10:30-11:00 and 15:15 to 15:45.

Course note

Course notes and slides will be delivered. 

Literature   

References in the Lecture Notes 

EXAM for VKI Research Master students and 2.0 ECTS transfer for university students who are participating onsite. The evaluation is carried out via an oral examination on the 14th of March 2025.

 

LS Address

Waterloosesteenweg, 72, 1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium (near Brussels)

Programme

Monday 3 March 2025: Introduction to aeroelasticity

09:00 - 09:15 Welcome & Introduction
Prof. Frank Eulitz, VKI, Belgium

09:15 - 10:30 Introduction to Aeroelasticity
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30 Static aeroelasticity: static divergence, control reversal
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:15 Dynamic aeroelasticity  
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium

15:15 - 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 - 17:00 Flutter: Fundamentals & quasi-steady aerodynamics   
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium

17:00 - 18:00 Reception

Tuesday 4 March 2025: Unsteady aerodynamics and gust loads

09:00 - 10:30 Practice session: Calculation of flutter airspeed and frequency
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 Practice session cont’d: Calculation of flutter airspeed and frequency
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:15 Unsteady aerodynamics
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium

15:15 - 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 - 17:00 Unsteady aerodynamics and gust response
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium

Wednesday 5 March 2025: Aircraft aeroelasticity in practice

09:00 - 10:30 Practical aircraft unsteady aerodynamic modelling
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

1:00 - 12:30 Practical aircraft structural dynamic and aeroelastic modelling
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:15 Practice session: Aeroelastic modelling of a finite wing in compressible flow
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium

15:15 - 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 - 17:00 Practice session cont’d: Aeroelastic modelling of a finite wing in compressible flow
Prof. Grigorios Dimitriadis, University of Liège, VKI, Belgium

Thursday 6 March 2025: High fidelity fluid-structure interaction

09:00 - 10:30 High fidelity fluid-structure modelling
Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt, Imperial College London, UK & VKI, Belgium

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30 High fidelity fluid-structure modelling (cont’d)
Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt, Imperial College London, UK & VKI, Belgium

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 15:15 Practice session: Set up of numerical model & aeroelastic simulation
Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt, Imperial College London, UK & VKI, Belgium, Johan Prinsier, VKI, Belgium

15:15 - 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 - 17:00 Practice session cont’d: Set up of numerical model & aeroelastic simulation
Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt, Imperial College London, UK & VKI, Belgium, Johan Prinsier, VKI, Belgium

Friday 7 March 2025: Aeroelasticity simulations of turbomachines

09:00 - 10:30 Turbomachinery aeroelasticity
Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt, Imperial College London, UK & VKI, Belgium

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 - 11:30 Turbomachinery aeroelasticity (cont’d)
Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt, Imperial College London, UK & VKI, Belgium, Johan Prinsier, VKI, Belgium

11:30 - 12:30 Practice session: Analysis of results
Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt, Imperial College London, UK & VKI, Belgium

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:30 Practice session (cont’d): Analysis of results
Dr. Sina Stapelfeldt, Imperial College London, UK & VKI, Belgium, Johan Prinsier, VKI, Belgium

14:30 Q&A  until 15:00 Conclusion of the course

Fee and Registration

Early Bird registration until 24 January 2025

Deadline for on-site registration: 17 February 2025

Deadline for online registration: 24 February 2025
Price for NATO citizens - Early Bird Registration
Discount of 10% in case of online participation.
Undergraduate students€ 245 € 221
PhD students€ 672 € 605
Staff from recognized universities / research center€ 1064 € 958
Staff from commercial organizations€ 1334 € 1210
Price for NATO citizens - Late Registration
Discount of 10% in case of online participation.
Undergraduate students€ 245
PhD students€ 672
Staff from recognized universities / research center€ 1064
Staff from commercial organizations€ 1344
Price for other citizens - Early Bird Registration
Discount of 10% in case of online participation.
Undergraduate students€ 350 € 315
PhD students€ 960 € 864
Staff from recognized universities / research center€ 1520 € 1368
Staff from commercial organizations€ 1920 € 1728
Price for other citizens - Late Registration
Discount of 10% in case of online participation.
Undergraduate students€ 350
PhD students€ 960
Staff from recognized universities / research center€ 1520
Staff from commercial organizations€ 1920

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