NWTF Propeller Forum 2025 Brings Researchers Together at the University of Bristol

Thank you to the Aeroacoustics Research Team at the University of Bristol for hosting and leading the programme for the NWTF Propeller Forum 2025.

We’d also like to thank everyone who took part and contributed to making the event a success.

This one-day forum offered a valuable opportunity for PhD students, postdocs, early-career academics, and industry professionals to connect, share research, and explore collaboration in the field of propeller technology.

Alongside presentations, the event included networking opportunities and a tour of the University’s wind tunnel facilities.

Downloadable presentations are highlighted in the event programme below:

Session	Presenter/Subject
LARGE SCALE PROPELLER TESTING Chair – Dr. Mohammad Jadidi	J.E. Alderman – HIGH SPEED PROPELLER TESTING AT ARA (Aircraft Research Association) Daniele Zagaglia – ADAPTATION OF THE UK NATIONAL ROTOR RIG FOR AEROELASTIC PROPELLER TESTING IN STALLED CONDITIONS (University of Glasgow) Alexander D. Croke – CHARACTERISATION OF TILTROTOR BLADE AERODYNAMIC AND AEROELASTIC BEHAVIOUR IN PROPELLER MODE AT STALLED CONDITIONS (University of Glasgow) Andrea Colli – ROTOR-WAKE INTERACTIONS IN A COMPOUND HELICOPTER CONFIGURATION (Politecnico di Milano & University of Bristol)
eVTOLS AND UAVs Chair – Dr. Daniele Zagaglia	Joe Dawe – PERFORMANCE OF EVTOL ROTORS THROUGH DYNAMIC TRANSITION (University of Bath) Anchal Goel – AERODYNAMIC MODELLING OF A TILTROTOR DURING TRANSITION FROM VTOL TO AIRCRAFT MODE (Cranfield University) Tanuj Sharma – EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF PROPELLERPROPELLER DYNAMIC INTERACTION IN A DEP SYSTEM (University of Bristol) Morgan Lobb – EFFECT OF ONE-MINUS-COSINE GUSTS ON UAM AERODYNAMICS (Swansea University)
PROPELLER PERFORMANCE AND AEROACOUSTICS Chair – Dr. Esmaeel Masoudi	KeyNote Speaker : Prof A. Filippone – AEROACOUSTICS AND AERODYNAMIC INVESTIGATIONS OF PROPELLERS AND MULTI-ROTOR SYSTEMS AT UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER Ahmed Khan – AN AEROACOUSTIC INVESTIGATION OF TURBULENT INTERFERENCE OF A PROPELLER ON A UAM VEHICLE (University of Bristol) Sergi Palleja Cabre – TONAL BROADENING IN CO-AXIAL CONTRAROTATING ROTORS (University of Southampton) Tony Bryce-Smith – PROPELLER WAKE PROPAGATION WITHIN A MODEL COOLING DUCT OF A HYDROGEN-ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT (Imperial College London) Shanshan Xiao – AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF AEROFOIL DROOP LEADING EDGE AT LOW REYNOLDS NUMBERS (University of Nottingham)