Investigation of the Capability of a Computational Fluid Dynamics Code for Low Reynolds Number Propeller

Author

Naoufal Harich

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Janus, J. Mark

Committee Member

Sescu, Adrian

Committee Member

Walker, Calvin R.

Date of Degree

5-6-2017

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Aerospace Engineering

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

James Worth Bagley College of Engineering

Department

Department of Aerospace Engineering

Abstract

The amount of research and publication on low Reynolds number propellers has increased recently, especially because of the high number of UAVs produced during the past years. The use of CFD on propellers has been focused primarily on commercial propellers, propfans, and general aviation propellers. The aim of this work is to use a CFD code designed mainly for large scale (i.e. high Reynolds number) propellers to compute the performance characteristics of a low Reynolds number propeller and then compare those results with another software product that has been used more for low Reynolds number propellers.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/19275

Comments

CFD||Propellers

Recommended Citation

Harich, Naoufal, "Investigation of the Capability of a Computational Fluid Dynamics Code for Low Reynolds Number Propeller" (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 2855.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/2855