Lecturer-Researcher in Turbomachinery and Propulsion (Aero-Dynamics, Aero-Acoustics, Aero-Mechanics)
EDUCATION
Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE), Toulouse, France
Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique (CERFACS), Toulouse, France
Bauman Moscow State Technical University (MGTU Bauman), Moscow, Russia
Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), Hanoi, Vietnam
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Aerospace Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Mechanical Engineering
Static Aero-Propulsion Experiment of an Electric Ducted Fan Hoang-Quan Chu, Quang-Ngoc Dinh, Thai-Son Vu, Van-Yen Pham, Van-Trung Bui, et al. Aerospace, 2025 Electric ducted fans are gaining prominence in aviation due to their compact size, low noise, and zero emissions compared to conventional gas turbines. This study presents an experimental test system for a 390 mm electric Ducted Propulsion Fan developed by the Aerospace Propulsion Systems group at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. The carbon fiber composite thruster, driven by a centrally located BLDC motor, was mounted on a test stand equipped with force and rotational speed (rpm) sensors. Power was supplied through two battery configurations, eight-pack and nine-pack, with voltage and current monitored and controlled via an ESC module. Experiments conducted from 2000 to 7000 rpm explored the relationship between electrical inputs and aero-propulsive outputs. The results revealed that input power, current, and sound pressure level (SPL) amplified meaningfully with rpm, while the voltage slightly declined. The maximum rpm reached 6500 rpm for the eight-pack and 7000 rpm for the nine-pack configurations. When greater than 6000 rpm, the SPL reaches close to 120 dB. The eight-pack configuration provided higher thrust per volt, whereas the nine-pack offered better thrust per ampere and improved starting power. Although dimensionless indices, including power coefficient (CP), thrust coefficient (CT), and figure of merit (FM), reduced with rpm, the FM remained between 0.7 and 0.75 at medium speeds, demonstrating effective energy conversion.
Flow analysis through center body of ducted fan to electric motor cooling Van-Son Dinh, Hoang-Quan Chu, Trung-Kien Nguyen, Dinh-Anh Le, Ngoc-Bon Le, et al. Journal of Physics Conference Series, 2024 In recent years, electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft (eVTOL) have been increasingly researched and developed because of their high applicability: parcels and deliveries, rescue, military, etc. These flying machines typically use an Electric Ducted Fan (EDF) driven by an Electric Motor located within the Centre Body of this EDF. In this study, several ventilation hole concepts on the Centre Body were given to increase the cooling ability of the Electric Motor. Two-way heat transfer method were implemented to simulate the conductive and convective heat transfer phenomenon between the Computational Fluid Dynamics and Finite Element models in the cases with and without the ventilation holes. The validation of the model’s accuracy was done by comparing separately the simulation results of the EDF and the Electric Motor with the experiment data and the previous research result, respectively. The results show that the most effective ventilation hole configuration has reduced the temperature of the Rotor, End-Winding Forward, and End-Winding Rear respectively 6.66 °C, 5.54 °C, and 6.8 °C.
Correction: Chu et al. Static Aero-Propulsion Experiment of an Electric Ducted Fan. Aerospace 2025, 12 , 509 HQ Chu, QN Dinh, TS Vu, VY Pham, VT Bui, NM Hoang, TK Nguyen, ... Aerospace 13 (5), 458 , 2026 2026
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Ducted Propulsion Fan Using Secondary Air Intake TS Vu, BN Nguyen, HQ Chu, GD Pham, CT Dinh Preprints , 2026 2026
Aeroacoustic Characteristic of an Electric Propulsion Fan with Sound-Absorbing Duct HQ CHU, BN NGUYEN, VD VU, TK NGUYEN, CT DINH The 21st Young Researchers' Scientific Conference 3, 3012-3021 , 2026 2026
Effect of Geometric Parameters of Cross-Flow Wind Turbine on the Generator Power for Moving Road Vehicles MT Ha, HGK Do, VH Nguyen, HQ Chu, CT Dinh https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71085-8_53 , 2026 2026
Numerical Optimization of Aerodynamic Noise Reduction in a Micro Turbojet Engine Using Nozzle Chevrons TML Tran, NHL Vu, HQ Chu, N TK, V VD, V TS, T DQ, CT Dinh https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71085-8_49 , 2026 2026
Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Characteristics of Toroidal Propeller Using CFD Approach XD Vu, AT Nguyen, TL Nha, HQ Chu, CT Dinh https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71085-8_54 , 2026 2026
Aerodynamic Characteristic of an Electric Ducted Propulsion Fan with Duct Nozzle Shape Modifications HQ Chu, CH Nguyen, TS Vu, TK Nguyen, GD Pham, CT Dinh The 4th Annual International Conference on Material, Machines, and Methods … , 2025 2025
with Duct Nozzle Shape Modifications HQ Chu, CH Nguyen, TS Vu, TK Nguyen, GD Pham, CT Dinh Proceedings of the 4th Annual International Conference on Material, Machines … , 2025 2025
Static Aero-Propulsion Experiment of an Electric Ducted Fan HQ Chu, QN Dinh, TS Vu, VY Pham, VT Bui, NM Hoang, TK Nguyen, ... Aerospace 12 (6), 1-17 , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
Static Aero-Propulsion Experiment of an Electric Ducted Fan CHU Hoang-Quan, D Quang-Ngoc, VU Thai-Son, P Van-Yen, ... Preprints , 2025 2025
Aerothermal Characteristic of the Air Gap Between Rotor and Stator Inside BLDC Electric Motor using Blade Airflow Deflectors T Phan-Anh, CHU Hoang-Quan, D Quang-Ngoc, LUU Hong-Quan, ... Vietnam Mechanical Engineering Journal (ISSN: 2815-5505) 11 (Special), 357-361 , 2024 2024
Numerical Analysis of the Duct Effects on Aerodynamic Noise Reduction for electric Propulsion Fan CHU Hoang-Quan, D Minh-Hoang, N Anh-Tuan, VU Viet-Dung, ... Vietnam Mechanical Engineering Journal (ISSN 2815-5505) 11 (Special), 352-356 , 2024 2024
Effects of airflow injection channel on aerodynamic performance of an electric ducted propulsion fan N Quoc-Viet, C Hoang-Quan, D Quang-Ngoc, V Thai-Son, T Hoanh-Son, ... Collection of Scientific Works of the National Mechanical Conference 2 (45th … , 2024 2024
Numerical investigations of nozzle ejector configurations on aerodynamic performance of an electrical Ducted Propulsion Fan D Minh-Hoang, V Xuan-Duc, C Hoang-Quan, V Viet-Dung, P Gia-Diem, ... Collection of Scientific Works of the National Mechanical Conference 1 (45th … , 2024 2024
Aerodynamic Characteristic Numerical Analysis of electric Ducted Propulsion Fan under Ambient Condition Impacts D Minh-Hoang, CHU Hoang-Quan, D Cong-Truong The 27th National Conference on Fluid Mechanics, 1-10 , 2024 2024
Numerical Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Analysis of Toroidal Propeller Designs XD Vu, AT Nguyen, TL Nha, HQ Chu, CT Dinh International Journal of Aviation Science and Technology (IJAST) 5 (1), 20-33 , 2024 2024 Citations: 13
Effect of Bleeding Dual Discharge Port on Aerodynamic Performance of a Single-stage Transonic Axial Compressor TLN Anh-Vu Co Tan, Van-Hoang Nguyen, Hoang-Quan Chu, Thai-Son Vu, Ky-Quang ... International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems 17 (2), 88-101 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Effects of Axisymmetric Rotor Injection on the Aerodynamic Performances of a Single-Stage Transonic Axial Compressor GD Pham, CT Nguyen, XT Le, VD Duong, HQ Chu, TK Nguyen, CT Dinh the 3rd Annual International Conference on Material, Machines and Methods … , 2024 2024
Flow analysis through center body of ducted fan to electric motor cooling VS Dinh, HQ Chu, TK Nguyen, DA Le, NB Le, AT Nguyen, KY Kim, ... Journal of Physics: Conference Series, The 17th Asian International … , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Ảnh hưởng của lá cánh tĩnh đến lực đẩy của quạt đẩy điện có ống hướng dòng VT Sơn, NC Thành, TV Thực, CH Quân, ĐC Trường Tạp chí điện tử Khoa học và Công nghệ Giao thông, 38-46 , 2023 2023
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Effect of boattail angle on near-wake flow and drag of axisymmetric models: a numerical approach TH Tran, HQ Dinh, HQ Chu, VQ Duong, C Pham, VM Do Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 35 (2), 563-573 , 2021 2021 Citations: 29
Aerodynamic and structural performances of a single-stage transonic axial compressor with blade fillet radius CTD Hoang-Quan Chu International Journal of Intelligent Unmanned Systems 11 (3), 407-424 , 2023 2023 Citations: 15
Numerical Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Analysis of Toroidal Propeller Designs XD Vu, AT Nguyen, TL Nha, HQ Chu, CT Dinh International Journal of Aviation Science and Technology (IJAST) 5 (1), 20-33 , 2024 2024 Citations: 13
Aerodynamic performances of a single-stage transonic axial compressor using an inclined casing groove N Anh-Tuan, V Huynh-Duc, D Cong-Truong, C Hoang-Quan Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering 22 (1), 179-188 , 2022 2022 Citations: 7
Static Aero-Propulsion Experiment of an Electric Ducted Fan HQ Chu, QN Dinh, TS Vu, VY Pham, VT Bui, NM Hoang, TK Nguyen, ... Aerospace 12 (6), 1-17 , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
Flow analysis through center body of ducted fan to electric motor cooling VS Dinh, HQ Chu, TK Nguyen, DA Le, NB Le, AT Nguyen, KY Kim, ... Journal of Physics: Conference Series, The 17th Asian International … , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Aerodynamic Performance of a Multi-stage Axial Compressor with Tip Clearance Coupled with Hub Fillet TTT Hoang-Quan Chu, Quang-Hai Nguyen, Quang-Huy Nguyen, Quoc-Viet Nguyen ... Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, 1306–1323 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Effect of Bleeding Dual Discharge Port on Aerodynamic Performance of a Single-stage Transonic Axial Compressor TLN Anh-Vu Co Tan, Van-Hoang Nguyen, Hoang-Quan Chu, Thai-Son Vu, Ky-Quang ... International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems 17 (2), 88-101 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Numerical analysis of aerodynamic and structure characteristics of an autonomous unmanned flying car for high-rise building rescue operations in urban area CT Nguyen, HQ Chu, TS Vu, XT Le, CT Dinh Journal of Science and Transport Technology - UTT 3 (4), 1-9 , 2023 2023 Citations: 2
Investigation on unsteady behavior of near-wake flow of a blunt-base body by an optical-flow algorithm TH Tran JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUE Учредители: Le Quy Don Technical University … , 2020 2020 Citations: 1
Correction: Chu et al. Static Aero-Propulsion Experiment of an Electric Ducted Fan. Aerospace 2025, 12 , 509 HQ Chu, QN Dinh, TS Vu, VY Pham, VT Bui, NM Hoang, TK Nguyen, ... Aerospace 13 (5), 458 , 2026 2026
Aerodynamic Characteristics of Ducted Propulsion Fan Using Secondary Air Intake TS Vu, BN Nguyen, HQ Chu, GD Pham, CT Dinh Preprints , 2026 2026
Aeroacoustic Characteristic of an Electric Propulsion Fan with Sound-Absorbing Duct HQ CHU, BN NGUYEN, VD VU, TK NGUYEN, CT DINH The 21st Young Researchers' Scientific Conference 3, 3012-3021 , 2026 2026
Effect of Geometric Parameters of Cross-Flow Wind Turbine on the Generator Power for Moving Road Vehicles MT Ha, HGK Do, VH Nguyen, HQ Chu, CT Dinh https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71085-8_53 , 2026 2026
Numerical Optimization of Aerodynamic Noise Reduction in a Micro Turbojet Engine Using Nozzle Chevrons TML Tran, NHL Vu, HQ Chu, N TK, V VD, V TS, T DQ, CT Dinh https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71085-8_49 , 2026 2026
Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Characteristics of Toroidal Propeller Using CFD Approach XD Vu, AT Nguyen, TL Nha, HQ Chu, CT Dinh https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71085-8_54 , 2026 2026
Aerodynamic Characteristic of an Electric Ducted Propulsion Fan with Duct Nozzle Shape Modifications HQ Chu, CH Nguyen, TS Vu, TK Nguyen, GD Pham, CT Dinh The 4th Annual International Conference on Material, Machines, and Methods … , 2025 2025
with Duct Nozzle Shape Modifications HQ Chu, CH Nguyen, TS Vu, TK Nguyen, GD Pham, CT Dinh Proceedings of the 4th Annual International Conference on Material, Machines … , 2025 2025
Static Aero-Propulsion Experiment of an Electric Ducted Fan CHU Hoang-Quan, D Quang-Ngoc, VU Thai-Son, P Van-Yen, ... Preprints , 2025 2025
GRANT DETAILS
Certification of MMMS 2021 Best Paper Award
Certification of ICIUS 2021 Best Paper Award
Fellowship holder for the Program of the Embassy of France in Vietnam
Scholarship holder for the Program 322 of the MoET of Vietnam
Industry, Institute, or Organisation Collaboration
Viettel Aerospace Institute
Hanoi University of Science and Technology
University of Engineering and Technology, VNU Hanoi
University of Science and Technology of Hanoi
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
ONERA - Project Team Member
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Vietnam Association for Fluid Mechanics
Vietnam Aerospace Association
Vietnam Fluid Power Association
