Dr.ir. C. (Christoph) Mertens MSc

Dr.ir. C. (Christoph) Mertens MSc

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Biografie

Christoph Mertens is a PhD candidate in the Aerodynamics research group. He has a M.Sc. degree in Aerospace Engineering from TU Delft (2018) and a B.Sc. degree in Aerospace Engineering from TU Berlin (2016). He has previous research experience in experimental aerodynamics from projects conducted at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Göttingen (2018) and the University of Arizona (2015).
www.linkedin.com/in/christoph-mertens-592469138

Projecten

  • HOMER - Holistic Optical Metrology for aeroElastic Research, European Commission H2020 (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/769237)
  • AePW3 - Large Deflection Working Group within the Third Aeroelastic Predicition Workshop, NASA (https://nescacademy.nasa.gov/workshops/AePW3/public/)

Expertise

Christoph's research facilitates the application of state-of-the-art aerodynamic measurement technology for the application in aeroelastic wind tunnel experiments. The measurement approach is based on large-scale particle tracking velocimetry, which is used to study the aerodynamic and structural behavior of the wind tunnel model with a non-intrusive, integrated approach. The aeroelastic problems that are studied with this approach are the static and dynamic aeroelasticity of (highly) flexible wings and active gust load alleviation.

Key Publications

  • An integrated measurement approach for the determination of the aerodynamic loads and structural motion for unsteady airfoils, Journal of Fluids and Structures 2021 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2021.103293)
  • Aeroelastic Characterization of a Flexible Wing Using Particle Tracking Velocimetry Measurements, AIAA Journal 2022 (https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J060713)
All publications are available on ResearchGate: www.researchgate.net/profile/Christoph-Mertens

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