Method of Calculation for Marine Propellers for Hydrofoil Craft, Based on Test Results of Axial-Flow Compressor Stages.

Abstract

The propeller under consideration is essentially an axial pump. It consists of a rotor that is followed by a stator, which reduces the tangential velocity components after the rotor to zero. Rotor and stator are housed in a casing in which the axial through flow velocity is kept constant. Therefore, a certain pressure rise exists after the stator. In a subsequent nozzle this pressure differential is used to accelerate the mass flow that passes through the propeller. The corresponding change of momentum produces the thrust of the propulsion unit. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1951
Accession Number
AD0895056

Entities

People

  • M. H. Vavra

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Axial Flow
  • Axial Flow Compressors
  • Compressors
  • Flow
  • Hydrofoil Craft
  • Hydrofoils
  • Marine Propellers
  • Mass
  • Mass Flow
  • Momentum
  • Physical Properties
  • Propellers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.