Fig. 1.
NASA GA(W) type blade profile cross-section and its aerodynamic characteristics.
Fig. 2.
Computational domain and grid on the surfaces of the blade, spinner, and nacelle element.
Fig. 3.
Grid analysis.
Fig. 4.
Design parameters of all considered propeller variants.
Fig. 5.
Design parameters of propeller variants with different numbers of blades.
Fig. 6.
Design parameters of propeller variants with different maximum diameters.
Fig. 7.
Blade geometric parameters.
Fig. 8.
Thrust coefficient of the final propeller variant at different blade pitch angles.
Fig. 9.
Power coefficient of the final propeller variant at different blade pitch angles.
Fig. 10.
Efficiency of the final propeller variant at different blade pitch angles.
Fig. 11.
Efficiency of the final propeller variant at different blade pitch angles.
Fig. 12.
Results of performance simulation with different control laws.