<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Several different methods have been used to analyze the marine propellers. In this paper a boundary element method (BEM) for modelling steady hydrodynamic performance of a contra-rotating propeller (CRP) has been developed. The potential flow across the front and rear propellers have been considered. By calculating the induced flow, the interaction between two propellers is studied. This method has been applied to a typical CRP. The results are included in the form of the hydrodynamic performance coefficients, total thrust and torques. Numerical calculations indicate that the predicted hydrodynamic performance shows good conformity with experimental results.</p></abstract>

Several different methods have been used to analyze the marine propellers. In this paper a boundary element method (BEM) for modelling steady hydrodynamic performance of a contra-rotating propeller (CRP) has been developed. The potential flow across the front and rear propellers have been considered. By calculating the induced flow, the interaction between two propellers is studied. This method has been applied to a typical CRP. The results are included in the form of the hydrodynamic performance coefficients, total thrust and torques. Numerical calculations indicate that the predicted hydrodynamic performance shows good conformity with experimental results.

Numerical calculations of the hydrodynamic performance of the contra-rotating propeller (CRP) for high speed vehicle

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Several different methods have been used to analyze the marine propellers. In this paper a boundary element method (BEM) for modelling steady hydrodynamic...

Numerical calculations of the hydrodynamic performance of the contra-rotating propeller (CRP) for high speed vehicle

Published Online: Jul 10, 2013

Page range: 13 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2013-0012

Keywords
boundary element method, contra-rotating propeller, high speed vehicle

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Numerical calculations of the hydrodynamic performance of the contra-rotating propeller (CRP) for high speed vehicle

Published Online: Jul 10, 2013

Page range: 13 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2013-0012

Keywordsboundary element method, contra-rotating propeller, high speed vehicle

This content is open access.

Keywords
boundary element method, contra-rotating propeller, high speed vehicle