Dilek Funda Kurtuluş

E-mail

kurtulus@metu.edu.tr

Department

Department of Aerospace Engineering

ORCID

0000-0002-0678-9474

Scopus Author ID

15837320400

Web of Science Researcher ID

Y-7801-2019

Transitional separated flow over low-aspect-ratio NACA0012 wings Anılır, Berkan; Kouser, Taiba; Kurtuluş, Dilek Funda; Goli, Srikanth; Sabih, Muhammad; Imran, Imil Hamda; Memon, Azhar; Alhems, Luai M. (2026-01-01) Three-dimensional transitional separated flow over low-aspect-ratio NACA0012 wings (semi-aspect ratios of sAR = 1 and 2) is numerically investigated at Reynolds numbers of 1 × 104 and 4 × 104, across a range of angles of a...
Computational investigation of low-Reynolds-number unsteady flows past NACA 0012 Güney, Mertcan; Anılır, Berkan; Kurtuluş, Dilek Funda (2026-01-01) The aerodynamic characteristics of airfoils are significantly governed by the Reynolds number, particularly in the low Reynolds number regime (Re < 1 × 105), where viscous forces predominate over inertial forces, promoting...
Thrust Aerodynamics of Tractor/Pusher Tandem NACA0012 Airfoils at Low Reynolds Numbers Anılır, Berkan; Kurtuluş, Dilek Funda; Platzer, Max F. (2025-10-10)
A LITERATURE SURVEY ON THE AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF DISTRIBUTED PROPULSION SYSTEMS Çavlı, Doğa; Çolak, Ilgın; Eşdur, Merve; Anılır, Berkan; Kılcı, Tuğçe; Erikli, Hüseyin Metin; Yatkın, Serenay Tanrıverdi; Çömez, Fadile Yudum; SOLAKOĞLU, ERHAN; Kurtuluş, Dilek Funda; EFE, MEHMET ÖNDER (2025-09-17)
Artificial neural network for the evaluation of electric propulsion system in unmanned aerial vehicles Goli, Srikanth; Kurtuluş, Dilek Funda; Waqar, Muhammad; Imran, Imil Hamda; Alhems, Luai M.; Kouser, Taiba; Memon, Azhar M. (2025-01-01) In the domain of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), evaluating electric propulsion systems is pivotal for enhancing performance and efficiency. This study employs a scaled conjugate gradient (SCG) algorithm to train an artif...
Smoke-wire visualization of the flow dynamics through a fluidic thrust vectoring system based on Coanda effect Kara, Emre; Enderya, Milad Deniz; Kurtuluş, Dilek Funda (2025-01-01) Fluid dynamics, a foundational area of fluid mechanics, is a vital field with applications across numerous industries. Its principles are utilized in the design and structural integrity of aerodynamic vehicles and in the p...
Finite Time Sliding Mode Control for Chattering Reduction in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with Dynamic Payloads Imran, Imil Hamda; Kurtuluş, Dilek Funda; Kouser, Taiba; Memon, Azhar M.; Alhems, Luai Muhammad; Goli, Srikanth (2025-01-01) This study proposes a finite-time tracking control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the presence of dynamic payloads and external disturbances. Changes in payload result in time-varying parametric uncertainti...
Design optimization of a fluidic thrust vectoring system based on coanda effect using meta-models Kara, Emre; Kurtuluş, Dilek Funda (2024-12-30) In this study, parametric optimization is employed to identify optimal output parameters for physical components of HOMER nozzle type fluidic thrust vectoring (FTV) system. Optimization study is conducted on seven output p...
The oscillating vortex generator: a boundary layer propulsion and flow control device Anılır, Berkan; Kurtuluş, Dilek Funda; Platzer, M. F. (2024-11-29) This paper aims to explore the feasibility of providing boundary layer propulsion and flow control by means of embedded aerofoils that are oscillating in the pure plunge mode. To this end, Navier-Stokes calculations of the...
Experimental and Numerical Unsteady Aeroelastic Effect Analysis of Wing Model Triggered with Piezoelectric Material Comez, F.Y.; Sengil, N.; Kurtuluş, Dilek Funda (2024-01-01) The current study analyzed the piezoelectrically driven mechanism responsible for generating force in both rectangular and hummingbird wings, which mimicked the flapping motion of the micro air vehicles, utilizing a combin...

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