Research on Modeling of Propeller in a Turboprop Engine
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Jiaqin Huang
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Tianhong Zhang
Abstract
In the simulation of engine-propeller integrated control system for a turboprop aircraft, a real-time propeller model with high-accuracy is required. A study is conducted to compare the real-time and precision performance of propeller models based on strip theory and lifting surface theory. The emphasis in modeling by strip theory is focused on three points as follows: First, FLUENT is adopted to calculate the lift and drag coefficients of the propeller. Next, a method to calculate the induced velocity which occurs in the ground rig test is presented. Finally, an approximate method is proposed to obtain the downwash angle of the propeller when the conventional algorithm has no solution. An advanced approximation of the velocities induced by helical horseshoe vortices is applied in the model based on lifting surface theory. This approximate method will reduce computing time and remain good accuracy. Comparison between the two modeling techniques shows that the model based on strip theory which owns more advantage on both real-time and high-accuracy can meet the requirement.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Lean Blow-out Studies in a Swirl Stabilized Annular Gas Turbine Combustor
- Effect of Fuel Particle Size on the Stability of Swirl Stabilized Flame in a Gas Turbine Combustor
- Design Optimization of a Centrifugal Fan with Splitter Blades
- Influence of Additional Leading-Edge Surface Roughness on Performances in Highly Loaded Compressor Cascade
- Virtual Turbine Engine Test Bench Using MGET Test Device
- Gas Turbine Fault Diagnosis Using Probabilistic Neural Networks
- Vibration Characteristics of Squeeze Film Damper during Maneuver Flight
- Aerodynamic Optimization Design of Multi-stage Turbine Using the Continuous Adjoint Method
- A Target Indirect Thrust Measurement Method of Pulse Detonation Engine
- Research on Modeling of Propeller in a Turboprop Engine
