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Journal of Applied Sciences

Year: 2014 | Volume: 14 | Issue: 22 | Page No.: 3083-3088
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2014.3083.3088
Effects of Marine Propeller Performance and Parameters Using CFD Method
Kiam Beng Yeo, Rosalam Sabatly, Wen Yee Hau and Cheah Meng Ong

Abstract: This study presents the investigation of marine propeller hydrodynamic performance and parameters through Computational Fluid Dynamic analysis. Propellers with different Pitch to Diameter (P/D) ratio, propeller blade number (Z), skew angle, rake angle and Expanded Area Ratio (EAR) were subjected to computational flow analysis based on the Reynolds Averages Navier-Strokes Equation-(RANSE) solver. Results found that all thrust coefficient (KT) and torque coefficient 10 (KQ) decreases with the increasing advance coefficient (J). The efficiency of propeller performance had also consistently showed characteristic trend of nonlinear increases to a peak an optimum value before decreasing drastically with increasing J value. The analysis found that no single marine propeller achieve optimum performance in thrust, torque, efficiency and velocity with less loading on the mechanical properties.

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Kiam Beng Yeo, Rosalam Sabatly, Wen Yee Hau and Cheah Meng Ong, 2014. Effects of Marine Propeller Performance and Parameters Using CFD Method. Journal of Applied Sciences, 14: 3083-3088.

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