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- Email: A.Proenca@cranfield.ac.uk
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Areas of expertise
- Flight Physics
- Gas Turbines & Propulsion
- Instrumentation, Sensors and Measurement Science
- Vehicle Aerodynamics
Background
Dr Anderson Proença joined Cranfield University in 2021 to work on experimental aerodynamics. He is primarily responsible for the operation and development of the Applied Aerodynamics Wind Tunnel Laboratory, which consists of low-speed and high-speed wind tunnels used for industry contracts, academic research projects, and postgraduate courses. Dr Proença has extensive teaching experience and he is currently involved in the delivery of several modules of the MSc in Aerospace Dynamics programme.
Anderson graduated from the University of Uberlandia with first-class honours in BEng Mechanical Engineering in 2012, before obtaining an MSc in Transport Phenomena with distinction in 2014. He was then awarded a PhD in Engineering from the University of Southampton in 2018, having his thesis on aerodynamics and acoustics of turbulent jet flows defended with no corrections. Dr Proença was a research fellow in aeroacoustics in the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research for three years. In Southampton, he developed experimental and analytical studies on aircraft noise, whilst co-leading numerous UK and EU research projects.
Current activities
Dr Proença research activities span a range of applied aerodynamics subjects, including passive and active flow control of turbulent flows; fluid sensor technology; aerospace ground test and flight test design; atmospheric turbulence and air pollution; wind turbine performance and noise; and advanced air mobility propulsion aerodynamics. Experimental investigations are conducted in the AAWTL, at Cranfield University, and in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Southampton, University of Birmingham, Federal University of Uberlandia, Università Roma Tre, and industrial partners.
Anderson co-leads the Experimental Aerodynamics module delivered to MSc in Aerospace Dynamics students at Cranfield University, and he is also responsible for experimental aspects of other courses, including Introduction to Aircraft Aerodynamics, and Motorsport Aerodynamics. Dr Proença supervises MSc and PhD projects related to the topics above.
Finally, Dr Proença managerial responsibilities include the operation and development of the wind tunnels in the Applied Aerodynamics group. The work conducted in these facilities include short and long research contracts funded by the UK government and commercial partners. Additionally, an average of 15 MSc/PhD student projects are carried out annually.
Clients
Airbus
Rolls-Royce
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Amargianitakis DC, Self RH, Synodinos AP, Proença AR & Torija Martinez AJ (2023) Closed-form analytical approach for calculating noise contours of directive aircraft noise sources, AIAA Journal, 61 (4) 1735-1748.
- Gryazev V, Markesteijn AP, Karabasov SA, Lawrence JLT & Proenca AR (2023) Jet flow and noise predictions for the Doak laboratory experiment, AIAA Journal, Available online 2 April 2023.
- Proenca AR & Meloni S (2022) Evaluation of turbulent jet characteristic scales using joint statistical moments and an adaptive time-frequency analysis, Fluids, 7 (4) Article No. 125.
- Meloni S, Proenca AR, Lawrence JLT & Camussi E (2021) An experimental investigation into model-scale installed jet–pylon–wing noise, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 929, Article No. A4.
- Proença AR & Lawrence JLT (2021) Experimental flowfield analyses of Installed subsonic jet–pylon interaction, AIAA Journal, Available online 07 October 2021.
- Meloni S, Lawrence JLT, Proença AR, Self RH & Camussi R (2020) Wall pressure fluctuations induced by a single stream jet over a semi-finite plate, International Journal of Aeroacoustics, 19 (3-5) 240-253.
- Wang ZN, Proenca A, Lawrence J, Tucker PG & Self R (2020) Large-eddy-simulation prediction of an installed jet flow and noise with experimental validation, AIAA Journal, 58 (6) 2494-2503.
- Proença A, Lawrence J & Self R (2020) Investigation into the turbulence statistics of installed jets using hot-wire anemometry, Experiments in Fluids, 61 (10) Article No. 220.
- Proença AR, Lawrence JLT & Self RH (2020) Experimental investigation into the turbulence flowfield of in-flight round jets, AIAA Journal, 58 (8) 3339-3350.
- Proenca A, Lawrence J & Self R (2019) Measurements of the single-point and joint turbulence statistics of high subsonic jets using hot-wire anemometry, Experiments in Fluids, 60 (4) Article No. 63.
- de Almeida O, Proença A & Self R (2017) Experimental characterization of velocity and acoustic fields of single-stream subsonic jets, Applied Acoustics, 127 194-206.
Conference Papers
- Rallapalli A, Proenca A & Garry K (2023) Upstream disturbance effects on self-similarity in the wake of a DrivAer model. In: WCX22: SAE World Congress Experience, Detroit, 5-7 April 2022.
- Carbini E, Lawrence J, Proença A, Meloni S & Camussi R (2023) An experimental investigation into the influence of installed passively controlled jet flows on wall-pressure fluctuations. In: Inter-noise 2022, Glasgow, 21-24 August 2022.
- Bourny Q, Proença AR, Di Pasquale D & Prince SA (2023) Analysis of triangular cross-section slender bodies in supersonic regime using RANS simulations. In: 2023 AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AIAA AVIATION Forum), San Diego, 12-16 June 2023.
- Lindblad D, Sherwin SJ, Cantwell CD, Lawrence JLT, Proenca AR & Moragues Ginard M (2023) Aeroacoustic analysis of a closely installed chevron nozzle jet using the high-order discontinuous Galerkin method. In: 2023 AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AIAA AVIATION Forum), San Diego, 12-16 June 2023.
- Cardona-Birbe J, Proenca A & Garry KP (2023) Use of an aerodynamic wake emulator to assess the impact on a high-performance ground vehicle in close proximity. In: AIAA SciTech Forum 2023, National Harbor, 23-27 January 2023.
- Murari PK, Proenca A & Garry KP (2023) Upstream turbulence effects on the self-similarity of wakes: vortex pair dynamics. In: AIAA SciTech Forum 2023, National Harbor, 23-27 January 2023.
- Lindblad D, Sherwin SJ, Cantwell C, Lawrence J, Proenca A & Moragues Ginard M (2023) Large eddy simulations of isolated and installed jet noise using the high-order discontinuous Galerkin method. In: AIAA SciTech Forum 2023, National Harbor, 23-27 January 2023.
- Francannet A, Prince S, Di Pasquale D & Proenca A (2023) Feasibility of a spinning cylinder on the leading and trailing edges of a flap for high lift. In: AIAA SciTech Forum 2023, National Harbor, 23-27 January 2023.
- Carbini E, Meloni S, Camussi R, Lawrence J & Proenca AR (2022) An experimental investigation into the influence of installed chevron jet flows on wall-pressure fluctuations. In: Inter-noise 2022, Glasgow, 21-24 August 2022.
- Proenca AR, Prince SA, Banks-Davies L & Garry KP (2022) Experimental evaluation of a passive flow-control device for a tiltrotor aircraft. In: ICAS 2022: 33rd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, Stockholm, 4-9 September 2022.
- Gryazev V, Markesteijn AP, Karabasov SA, Lawrence JLT & Proenca A (2022) Flow and noise predictions of the isolated subsonic jets from the Doak Laboratory experiment. In: 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference, Southampton, 14-17 June 2022.
- Proenca AR, Gerhard K, Prince SA, Garry KP & Tragin T (2022) Roughness effects on the aerodynamic forces and wake flowfield of spinning cylinders. In: AIAA Aviation 2022 Forum, Chicago, IL, 27 June - 1 July 2022.
- Wellman M, Proenca A, Lawrence J & Self R (2022) The effects of internal nozzle blockage in a single stream jet on far-field jet mixing noise. In: 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference, Southampton, 14-17 June 2022.
- Amargianitakis DC, Self R, Proenca A, Torija Martinez A & Synodinos A (2022) Generation of noise exposure contours for eVTOL aircraft including transition. In: 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference, Southampton, 14-17 June 2022.
- Amargianitakis DC, Self R, Proenca A, Boyd C, Westcott O, Ferraro M, Erbil MA & Entwistle R (2022) Measurement and modelling of noise-power-distance curves of a fixed-wing UAV. In: 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference, Southampton, 14-17 June 2022.
- Wang Z-N, Proenca A, Lawrence J & Tucker PG (2022) LES study of noise and its sources of closely installed jets. In: 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference, Southampton, 14-17 June 2022.
- Proenca A & Lawrence J (2022) Installed jet noise reduction using a zigzag vortex generator. In: 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference, Southampton, 14-17 June 2022.
- Lindblad D, Sherwin S, Cantwell C, Lawrence J, Proenca A & Moragues Ginard M (2022) Aeroacoustic analysis of a subsonic jet using the discontinuous Galerkin method. In: 28th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics 2022 Conference, Southampton, 14-17 June 2022.
- Proenca AR & Lawrence JLT (2022) Far-field pressure measurements of elliptic jets discharged close to a wing. In: International Conference on Innovation in Aviation & Space to the Satisfaction of the European Citizens (11th EASN 2021), Virtual event, 1-3 September 2021.
- Amargianitakis DC, Self RH, Proenca AR & Synodinos AP (2021) Closed-form analytical approach for calculating noise contours of directive aircraft noise sources. In: AIAA Aviation 2021 Forum, Virtual Event, 2-6 August 2021.
- Proenca A & Lawrence J (2021) Blockage effects on the pressure field of 3D-printed small-scale jet nozzles. In: AIAA Aviation 2021 Forum, Virtual Event, 2-6 August 2021.
- Amargianitakis D, Self RH, Torija AJ & Proenca AR (2021) Towards predicting noise-power-distance curves for propeller and rotor powered aircraft. In: InterNoise21: 50th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, Online, 1-5 August 2021.
- Proenca AR, Lawrence JLT & Self RH (2017) A survey of the turbulence statistics of a model-scale installed jet at low and moderate mach numbers. In: 23rd AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Denver, 5-9 June 2017.