Simplified propeller analysis and design including effects of stall

• Published in: Aeronautical journal Vol. 120; no. 1227; pp. 796 - 818
• Main Author: Traub, L.W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Aerodynamics; Aeronautics; Aerospace engineering; Iterative methods; Lattice theory; Methods; Propellers; Reynolds number; Stalling; Turbines; Velocity; Vortices; propellers; Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV); propeller analysis; propeller design; propeller stall model; Micro Air Vehicle (MAV)

A simplified method to analyse propellers based on vortex theory is presented. Small-angle approximations are implemented to eliminate the need for iteration in the determination of the induced angle-of-attack. A stall model is developed and combined with analytic relations describing the blade aero...