Development of a CFD model for propeller simulation.
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Data
2016
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Wydawca
Lodz University of Technology. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Department Division of Dynamics.
Wydawnictwo Politechniki Łódzkiej. Wydział Mechaniczny. Katedra Dynamiki Maszyn.
Wydawnictwo Politechniki Łódzkiej. Wydział Mechaniczny. Katedra Dynamiki Maszyn.
Abstrakt
The article presents a development of numerical model for a single propeller simulation and comparison of obtained results with experimental data available from a test campaign in scale 1:1. Described simulation is a steady state computation taking advantage of Multiple Reference Frame model implemented in Ansys CFX. The paper includes an analysis of rotating domain thickness influence on numerical values of thrust and power. The results indicate that this type of simulation may be sensitive to the sizing of rotating domain especially when disc solidity is low, or when the number of blades is 2, a frequent situation in all electric flight vehicles. The analysis shows that performing simulations, using one domain sizing, for a number of flight scenarios requiring analysis of a few rotational speeds can produce unintuitive results. Therefore, it is suggested to calibrate the model, preferably by experimental results.
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propeller, CFD, electric airship, UAV, manned flight, experiment, śmigło, eksperyment, elektryczny sterowiec
Cytowanie
Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering Vol. 20, No. 4, 2016, str. 579–593