Spain
Master’s degree in aerodynamics awarded by the University of Southampton, with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Exhibits strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills, reinforced by industrial and academical aerodynamics and CFD experience. A native Catalan and Spanish speaker with a fluent level of English.
Aerodynamicist at Apline F1 Team (Formerly Renault F1 Team)
Graduate Aerodynamicist at Renault F1 Team
- Worked on the UAV Carrier project, a mid range cargo UAV. - Performed CFD analysis with OpenFoam to reduce the aerodynamic drag of the engine fitting to the wing. - Redesigned the CAD model of the aircraft tail to reduce its aerodynamic drag and improve stability. - Ensured the aircraft stability by programming a code in Matlab that allowed to calculate the static and dynamic stability of the aircraft in function of its geometry. - Introduced the new interns to the different softwares and the project methodology. Participated in the weekly company meetings to communicate the results and created the required docummentation.
- Aimed to understand the aerodynamic behaviour of the Squirrel CR+ wingsuit using CFD analysis with ANSYS Fluent. - Modified the aerofoil profile in order to achieve performance gains and make it safer. - Designed a SolidWorks CAD model together with another student that replicated the performance of a 3D laser-scanned CR+ wingsuit model and enabled fast geometry changes. - Delayed the wingsuit stall angle by 5º, improving its flight envelope and safety. - Increased the flight range by 10% reducing the aerodynamic drag, while maintaining the stability characteristics of the baseline. - Effectively communicated the results to the company. Abstract: Wingsuits are worn by both skydivers and BASE jumpers to convert the human body into low-aspect ratio, aeroelastic wings that enable glide ratios of up to 3.5:1. Wingsuit flight has become widely known lately and while it has been proven a dangerous sport, wingsuits are still manufactured via outdated methodologies, with companies using a “rebuild-fly-observe” methodology. The aim of this thesis then was to develop a safer and higher performance wingsuit following a methodology that is not extended in the industry: By designing wingsuits with Solidworks CAD models and analysing them with CFD simulations in ANSYS Fluent, the performance of a baseline wingsuit was to be improved. This methodology allowed to rapidly test different designs and assess their performance in a faster and safer way than the usual process. Through this study, the stall angle of attack of the wingsuit was delayed, achieving an increase in CL at all angles of attack, resulting in a reduction of the vertical speed at the highest CL AoA of 10.50%. All of these while keeping a drag value close to the baseline suit, allowing an increase in the peak glide ratio of 10%.