Objective
Conventional rotors are intrinsically sensitive to turbulent inflow. This sensitivity translates directly into thrust oscillations, unsteady loading noise, loss of controllability and efficiency, and conservative certification margins. For the next-generation propulsion concepts, including open rotors, advanced turboprops and “low-altitude economy” vehicles, this sensitivity represents a recognised deployment and certification blocker.
The ARTISTA project addresses this blocker, building on a fundamental scientific breakthrough from the ERC Consolidator MORASINA. A counter-intuitive aerodynamic mechanism was found in which flow instabilities, traditionally regarded as detrimental, are deliberately harnessed to stabilise lift under turbulent gusts. The result is a new class of airfoil geometries that are intrinsically insensitive to turbulence, maintaining stable aerodynamic loading without drag or aeroacoustic penalties.
The Team, constituted by the PI and three other researchers, will deliver in ARTISTA a functional rotor demonstrator, an open-source design methodology, and early-agreed partnerships with industry and regulatory bodies.
The demonstrator will be tested at industrially relevant Reynolds numbers and controlled turbulent inflow conditions, showing that turbulence-insensitive aerodynamics and aeroacoustics can be achieved at scales relevant to open-rotor and turboprop propulsion. By resolving the remaining uncertainties regarding scalability and representativeness, ARTISTA removes the key obstacle to the industrial uptake of this ERC result.
Already supported by two Vertical Aerospace aircraft and in collaboration with the University of Bristol, the technology will be ready for immediate progression toward joint development and licensing with aerospace and eVTOL manufacturers. Secondary markets, including high-payload UAVs, will naturally follow validation in the most demanding application first.
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