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, 584, 118453. (doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2024.118453)
Chronis, T., Usov, D., Filippone, A., Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. (2024) Numerical Simulations of a Heavy-lift eVTOL. In: 50th European Rotorcraft Forum, Marseille, France, 10-12 Sep 2024, (Accepted for Publication)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. (2024) Towards Automated, Adaptive, and Mesh-free CFD Modelling for Rotorcraft: Point Cloud Generation. In: 50th European Rotorcraft Forum, Marseille, France, 10-12 Sep 2024, (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, 584, 118453. (doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2024.118453)
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
Chronis, T., Usov, D., Filippone, A., Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. (2024) Numerical Simulations of a Heavy-lift eVTOL. In: 50th European Rotorcraft Forum, Marseille, France, 10-12 Sep 2024, (Accepted for Publication)
Zhang, T. and Barakos, G. (2024) Towards Automated, Adaptive, and Mesh-free CFD Modelling for Rotorcraft: Point Cloud Generation. In: 50th European Rotorcraft Forum, Marseille, France, 10-12 Sep 2024, (Accepted for Publication)
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,