Wind Tunnel Performance Tests of the Propellers with Different Pitch for the Electric Propulsion System.

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Department of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Aviation Propulsion Systems, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, Poland.

Published: December 2021

The geometry of a propeller is closely related to its aerodynamic performance. One of the geometric parameters of a propeller is pitch. This parameter determines the distance by which the propeller moves forward during one revolution. The challenge is to select a propeller geometry for electric propulsion in order to achieve the best possible performance. This paper presents the experimental results of the aerodynamic performance of the set of propellers with different pitch values. The tests were performed in a closed-circuit subsonic wind tunnel using a six-component force balance. The analyzed propellers were 12-inch diameter twin-blade propellers that were driven by a BLDC (brushless direct current) electric motor. The tests were performed under forced airflow conditions. The thrust and torque produced by the propeller were measured using a strain gauge. The analysis was performed for different values of the advance ratio which is the ratio of freestream fluid speed to propeller tip speed. Additionally, a set of electrical parameters was recorded using the created measurement system. The propeller performance was evaluated by a dimensional analysis. This method enables calculation of dimensionless coefficients which are useful for comparing performance data for propellers.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8747202PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22010002DOI Listing

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