Marine cycloidal propeller, as a special type of marine propulsion system, is used for ships that require high maneuverability, such as tugs and ferries. In a marine cycloidal propeller, the thrust force is generated by rotation of a circular disk with a number of lifting blades fitted on the periphery of the disk, so that the propeller axis of rotation is perpendicular to the direction of thrust force. Each blade pitches about its own axis, and the thrust magnitude and direction can be adjusted by controlling the pitching angle of the blades. Therefore, the propulsion and maneuvering units are combined together and no separate rudder is needed to maneuver the ship. Two configurations of marine cycloidal propeller have been studied and developed based on propeller pitch: low-pitch propeller (designed for advance coefficient less than one, means λ < 1) and high-pitch propeller (designed for λ > 1). Low-pitch marine cycloidal propellers are used in applications with low-speed maneuvering requirements, such as tugboats and minesweepers. In this study, the effects of blade number on hydrodynamic performance of low-pitch marine cycloidal propeller with pure cycloidal motion of the blades are investigated. The turbulent flow around marine cycloidal propeller is solved using a 2.5D numerical method based on unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations with shear-stress transport k–ω turbulent model. The presented numerical method was validated against experimental data and showed good agreement. The results showed that the thrust coefficient of marine cycloidal propeller generally decreases by increasing the blade number, whereas the torque coefficient increases. Consequently, the hydrodynamic efficiency of marine cycloidal propeller drops as the blade number increases.


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    Title :

    Numerical analysis on effects of blade number on hydrodynamic performance of low-pitch marine cycloidal propeller


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    Publication date :

    2020-05-01


    Size :

    12 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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