A Study of the Flow Through a Vertical Axis Propeller

Abstract

The application of a three dimensional flow visualisation technique to the study of the flow pattern of a vertical axis propeller is described. Photographs of the streamlines encountered by a blade throughout a complete orbital cycle are shown and analysed to yield the inflow vector. The results are compared with blade normal force time histories obtained by strain gage readings from one blade root. The computed thrust is finally compared with existing performance data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0650935

Entities

People

  • J. A. Mckillop

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Motion
  • Cameras
  • Cycloidal Propellers
  • Flow Visualization
  • Load Distribution
  • Model Basins
  • Motion Pictures
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Propellers
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Ship Model Basins
  • Strain Gages
  • Test Facilities
  • Three Dimensional
  • Three Dimensional Flow
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers