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  1. Robust Design Optimisation of S-ducts

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Timoleon Kipouros, Dr Ernesto Benini

  2. Design of a Rear BLI Non-Axisymmetric Propulsor for a Transonic Flight Experiment

    Article • June 2022, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  3. Optimum Operating Parameters and Blade Setting of a High-Speed Propeller

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, December 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    PHD ADEL GHENAIET, Dr Ernesto Benini

  4. Hypersonic intake design using a CFD data-driven multi-objective optimisation strategy

    Article • November 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Francesco De Vanna, Dr Ernesto Benini, Danilo Bof

  5. Ultra-high bypass nacelle geometry design space exploration

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini, Andrea Magrini

  6. Large-Eddy-Simulations of the unsteady behaviour of a Mach 5 hypersonic intake

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini, Francesco De Vanna

  7. Sensitivity analysis of nacelle intake high-incidence aerodynamics including a body force fan model

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini, Andrea Magrini

  8. Axial Rotor Design under Clean and Distortion Conditions using Mean-Line and CFD Methods

    Article • January 2021, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini, Andrea Magrini

  9. Time-Accurate Experimental Investigation of Hypersonic Inlet Buzz at Mach 5

    Article • AIAA Journal, May 2020, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  10. Optimization with Surrogate Models: Flow and Heat Transfer Applications

    Article • Mathematical Problems in Engineering, February 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Abdus Samad, Dr Ernesto Benini

  11. Shape Optimization of a Curved Duct with Free Form Deformations

    Article • June 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Timoleon Kipouros, Dr Ernesto Benini, nicola chiereghin

  12. Comparison of Optimization Strategies for High-Lift Design

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, March 2017, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini, Dr. Pierluigi Iannelli, Mauro Minervino

  13. Proposal for a coupled aerodynamic–structural wind turbine blade optimization

    Article • Composite Structures, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  14. Kriging-assisted design optimization of S-shape supersonic compressor cascades

    Article • Aerospace Science and Technology, November 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  15. Thermal and electrical performance of an integrated PV-PCM system in double skin façades: A numerical study

    Article • Solar Energy, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  16. Numerical Study of Support Interferences on the SOAR Separation Wind Tunnel Test

    Article • September 2016, IntechOpen

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  17. Variable-Speed Rotor Helicopters: Performance Comparison Between Continuously Variable and Fixed-Ratio Transmissions

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, September 2016, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  18. Aero-structural design optimization of vertical axis wind turbines

    Article • Wind Energy, August 2016, Wiley

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  19. Performance-optimized airfoil for Darrieus wind turbines

    Article • Renewable Energy, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  20. Surrogate-Based Shape Optimization of Stall Margin and Efficiency of a Centrifugal Compressor

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, November 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Mr KHALFALLAH S SMAIL, PHD ADEL GHENAIET, Dr Ernesto Benini

  21. A surrogate-assisted evolutionary algorithm based on the genetic diversity objective

    Article • Applied Soft Computing, November 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  22. A computational assessment of the aerodynamic performance of a tilted Darrieus wind turbine

    Article • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  23. Computational assessment of the DeepWind aerodynamic performance with different blade and airfoil configurations

    Article • Applied Energy, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  24. Aerodynamic Benchmarking of the Deepwind Design

    Article • Energy Procedia, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  25. A Methodology for Determining the Optimal Rotational Speed of a Variable RPM Main Rotor/Turboshaft Engine System

    Article • Journal of the American Helicopter Society, July 2015, American Helicopter Society

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  26. Aerodynamic shape optimization of aircraft components using an advanced multi-objective evolutionary approach

    Article • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  27. Innovative Discrete-Vortex Model for Dynamic Stall Simulations

    Article • AIAA Journal, February 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  28. Evaluation of the different aerodynamic databases for vertical axis wind turbine simulations

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  29. Computational design of S-Duct intakes for distributed propulsion

    Article • Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, September 2014, Emerald

    Dr Ernesto Benini, Dr Timoleon Kipouros

  30. Aerodynamic Shape Optimization in Aeronautics: A Fast and Effective Multi-Objective Approach

    Article • Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  31. Proposal for an innovative chord distribution in the Troposkien vertical axis wind turbine concept

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, March 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  32. Turbojet Engine Performance Tuning With a New Map Adaptation Concept

    Article • Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, February 2014, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  33. Optimal spanwise chord and thickness distribution for a Troposkien Darrieus wind turbine

    Article • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  34. Multi-objective structural optimization of a HAWT composite blade

    Article • Composite Structures, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  35. Optimization of a Darrieus vertical-axis wind turbine using blade element – momentum theory and evolutionary algorithm

    Article • Renewable Energy, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  36. A Simplex-Crossover-Based Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm

    Article • September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  37. Turbofan multiobjective‐multipoint optimization for UAV/UCAV applications

    Article • Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, August 2013, Emerald

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  38. Philoponus' Comments to Aristotle's Physics as the First Step to the Development of Modern Laws of Motion

    Article • Advanced Materials Research, August 2013, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  39. Progress in Gas Turbine Performance

    Article • June 2013, IntechOpen

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  40. Numerical Simulation of a Straight-Bladed Vertical-Axis Water Turbine Operating in a 2 m/s Current

    Article • Applied Mechanics and Materials, June 2013, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  41. Contrasting the Parasitic Torque on a Drag-Driven VAWT through a Variable-Blade Rotor Architecture

    Article • Applied Mechanics and Materials, June 2013, Trans Tech Publications

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  42. Numerical Assessment of Pneumatic Devices on the Wing/Fuselage Junction of a Tiltrotor

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, May 2013, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  43. A Simplex Crossover based evolutionary algorithm including the genetic diversity as objective

    Article • Applied Soft Computing, April 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  44. Numerical evaluation of aerodynamic and inertial contributions to Darrieus wind turbine blade deformation

    Article • Renewable Energy, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  45. Recent advances in transonic axial compressor aerodynamics

    Article • Progress in Aerospace Sciences, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  46. Performance of a Turboshaft Engine for Helicopter Applications Operating at Variable Shaft Speed

    Article • December 2012, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  47. Evaluation of the wind potential in the province of Belluno (Italy)

    Article • September 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  48. Numerical performance and stress prediction for a vertical-axis wind turbine as a function of the aerodynamic control strategy

    Article • September 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  49. Preliminary Study on a Wide-Speed-Range Helicopter Rotor/Turboshaft System

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, July 2012, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  50. Multi-Objective Optimization of Helicopter Airfoils Using Surrogate-Assisted Memetic Algorithms

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, March 2012, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  51. Improvements in Off Design Aeroengine Performance Prediction Using Analytic Compressor Map Interpolation

    Article • International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines, January 2012, De Gruyter

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  52. Effect of Blade Inclination Angle on a Darrieus Wind Turbine

    Article • Journal of Turbomachinery, January 2012, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  53. GeDEA-II

    Article • January 2012, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  54. Numerical Investigation of Laminar to Turbulent Boundary Layer Transition on a Naca 0012 Airfoil for Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Applications

    Article • Wind Engineering, December 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  55. Advances in Gas Turbine Technology

    Article • November 2011, IntechOpen

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  56. State-of-Art of Transonic Axial Compressors

    Article • November 2011, IntechOpen

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  57. The Darrieus wind turbine: Proposal for a new performance prediction model based on CFD

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, August 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  58. Efficiency enhancement in transonic compressor rotor blades using synthetic jets: A numerical investigation

    Article • Applied Energy, March 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  59. High-Lift Multi-Element Airfoil Shape and Setting Optimization Using Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms

    Article • Journal of Aircraft, March 2011, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  60. Airfoil Data Fitting Using Multivariate Smoothing Thin Plate Splines

    Article • AIAA Journal, February 2011, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  61. Nonparametric Fitting of Aerodynamic Data Using Smoothing Thin-Plate Splines

    Article • AIAA Journal, July 2010, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  62. Development of a Multiobjective Optimization Method for Aerospace Turbopump Design

    Article • International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines, January 2010, De Gruyter

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  63. Modeling Strategy and Numerical Validation for a Darrieus Vertical Axis Micro-Wind Turbine

    Article • January 2010, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  64. Effect of Blade Inclination Angle on a Darrieus Wind Turbine

    Article • January 2010, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  65. Aerodynamic Optimization of an Impulse Turbine Cascade Including Laminar/Turbulent Transition Prediction

    Article • January 2010, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  66. Development of a Medium-Size Steam Reformer for CHP Applications Based on PEM Fuel Cells

    Article • January 2010, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  67. Reduction of NO emissions in a turbojet combustor by direct water/steam injection: Numerical and experimental assessment

    Article • Applied Thermal Engineering, December 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  68. Shock/Boundary-Layer/Tip-Clearance Interaction in a Transonic Rotor Blade

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, May 2009, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  69. Efficiency and Stall Margin Enhancement in Transonic Compressor Rotors Using Synthetic Jets: A Numerical Investigation

    Article • January 2009, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  70. Efficient Aerodynamic Optimization of an Impulse Turbine Rotor Cascade

    Article • January 2009, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  71. Turbo-Pump Pressurization Concept for Hybrid Propulsion Thrusters Application to Launch Vehicles

    Article • July 2008, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Alberto Bettella, Dr Ernesto Benini

  72. Aerodynamic Behaviour of a Novel Three-Dimensional Shaped Transonic Compressor Rotor Blade

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  73. Effect of Forward and Aft Lean on the Performance of a Transonic Compressor Rotor

    Article • International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines, January 2008, De Gruyter

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  74. Fast-Accurate Model for Performance Prediction of Multistage Impulse Turbine Stages

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  75. Assessment of Loss Correlations for Performance Prediction of Low Reaction Gas Turbine Stages

    Article • January 2008, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  76. Design, manufacturing and operation of a small turbojet-engine for research purposes

    Article • Applied Energy, November 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  77. Aerodynamics of swept and leaned transonic compressor-rotors

    Article • Applied Energy, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  78. Performance Prediction of Subsonic Vaned Diffusers Using an Integral Boundary Layer Method

    Article • International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines, January 2007, De Gruyter

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  79. Experimental and numerical analyses to enhance the performance of a microturbine diffuser

    Article • Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  80. On the Aerodynamics of Swept and Leaned Transonic Compressor Rotors

    Article • January 2006, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  81. Validation of a Navier-Stokes Solver for CFD Computations of Transonic Compressors

    Article • January 2006, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  82. Significance of blade element theory in performance prediction of marine propellers

    Article • Ocean Engineering, June 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  83. Three-Dimensional Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a Transonic Compressor Rotor

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, May 2004, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  84. Optimal Navier–Stokes Design of Compressor Impellers Using Evolutionary Computation

    Article • International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, October 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  85. Three-Dimensional Multi-Objective Design Optimization of a Transonic Compressor Rotor

    Article • June 2003, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  86. Genetic Diversity as an Objective in Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms

    Article • Evolutionary Computation, June 2003, The MIT Press

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  87. Development of High-Performance Airfoils for Axial Flow Compressors Using Evolutionary Computation

    Article • Journal of Propulsion and Power, May 2002, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  88. Axial-Flow Compressor Model Based on a Cascade Stacking Technique and Neural Networks

    Article • January 2002, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  89. Towards a Reduction of Compressor Blade Dynamic Loading by Means of Rotor-Stator Interaction Optimization

    Article • January 2002, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  90. Optimal Design of Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines Using Blade-Element Theory and Evolutionary Computation

    Article • Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, January 2002, ASME International

    Dr Ernesto Benini

  91. Design optimization of vaned diffusers for centrifugal compressors using genetic algorithms

    Article • June 2001, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

    Dr Ernesto Benini