Contact Chana Anna Saias
Areas of expertise
- Aeronautical Systems
- Computing, Simulation & Modelling
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
- Gas Turbines & Propulsion
Background
Chana Saias is a Research Fellow in Rotorcraft Performance and Environmental Assessments in the Centre for Propulsion and Thermal Power Engineering at Cranfield University. She is active in the areas of rotorcraft modelling and simulation, flight dynamics, multidisciplinary design optimisation, gas turbine performance, electrified propulsion and alternative fuels. Chana holds a 5-year diploma in Mechanical Engineering. She was awarded a full scholarship for the MSc in Thermal Power and Gas Turbine Technology at Cranfield University (UK) in 2018. She joined Cranfield as a Doctoral Researcher (Full scholarship) in 2019 within the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre for Aero Systems Design, Integration and Performance. Her doctoral research focused on the design and optimisation of novel propulsion systems for Urban Air Mobility architectures.
Current activities
Chana is currently active in the EU-funded project FASTRIP2050 focusing on performance, environmental impact, and impact assessments of future rotorcraft concepts. She is also contributing to other industrially funded projects.
Clients
Rolls-Royce plc.
Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI).
Siemens Industry Software Limited.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Saias CA, Goulos I, Pachidis V & Bacic M (2023) On the effects of optimal implementation of variable rotor speed and power management on hybrid-electric rotorcraft, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 145 (3) Article No. 031028.
- Ghelani RA, Roumeliotis I, Saias CA, Mourouzidis C & Pachidis V (2023) Design methodology and mission assessment of parallel hybrid electric propulsion systems, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 145 (3) Article No. 031002.
- Mejías RB, Saias CA, Roumeliotis I, Pachidis V & Bacic M (2023) Assessment of hydrogen gas turbine-fuel cell powerplant for rotorcraft, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Available online 17 August 2023.
- Saias CA, Roumeliotis I, Goulos I, Pachidis V & Bacic M (2022) Design exploration and performance assessment of advanced recuperated hybrid-electric urban air mobility rotorcraft, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 144 (3) Article No. 031023.
- Saias CA, Roumeliotis I, Goulos I, Pachidis V & Bacic M (2022) Assessment of hydrogen fuel for rotorcraft applications, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47 (76) 32655-32668.
- Saias CA, Pellegrini A, Brown S & Pachidis V (2021) Three-spool turbofan pass-off test data analysis using an optimization-based diagnostic technique, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 235 (6) 1577-1591.
- Saias CA, Goulos I, Roumeliotis I, Pachidis V & Bacic M (2021) Preliminary design of hybrid-electric propulsion systems for emerging urban air mobility rotorcraft architectures, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 143 (11) Article No. GTP-21-1162.
