| Title: | Propeller design for high altitude long endurance flights |
| Authors: | Mohamed Makthoum Peer Mohamed, Author |
| Material Type: | ISU Individual Project |
| Publisher: | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University, 2016 |
| Size: | 1 electronic resource (vii, 32 p.) / col. ill. |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Languages: | English |
| Description: | Platform (UNSP). With only a limited amount of work done on high altitude propellers, this paper examines various propeller theories and the propeller configurations used on high altitude vehicles. A trade-off analysis was performed on several low Reynolds number airfoils. The result of the analysis the S1223 airfoil was selected for the propeller design process. The initial propeller geometry was designed based on the parameters identified in the literature survey and the selected airfoil. The propeller was analyzed using Blade Element Momentum Theory in simulation software and the design was further iterated to meet the UNSP requirements. The simulation analysis showed that the designed propeller was capable of performing station keeping at high altitude. A scaled version of the designed propeller was 3D printed and tested. |
| ISU program : | Master of Space Studies |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=9796 |
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