Contrarotating high speed propellers are able to significantly reduce fuel consumption of high subsonic aircrafts. The achievement of this goal requires the optimization of the transonic flowfield on the blades in order to obtain high efficiency. For several years, 2D and 3D aerodynamic computational methods have been used to design high performance turbofans. A similar methodology can be developed for high speed propeller design, and this paper presents a typical application of such methods. We first present an application of the through-flow method. An outer fititious casing is chosen in order to simulate undisturbed flow far from the propellers, and the mesh is adapted to the high swept blades. Radial distribution of loading is selected using aerodynamic criteria. Then, a quasi geometrical method supplies the bidimensional profiles accounting for structural specifications such as chord length, maximum thickness and root attachment. Suction side incidence and downstream deviation are also specified. After the profile stacking operations, which use conformal application on the axisymmetric stream surfaces, the tridimensional transonic flowfield is drawn by a 3D Euler solver on an appropriate domain. This code uses a multi-domains technique and includes the energy equation for non-constant rothalpy cases. Particular interest is focused on the Mach number distributions and on the shock strength. The final loss prediction is made by means of a shock loss model and a bidimensional boundary layer calculation based on the Euler static pressure distributions.


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    Title :

    A methodology proposal to design and analyse counterrotating high speed propellers


    Additional title:

    Ein Vorschlag fuer eine Methode zur Konstruktion und Analyse gegendrehender Hochgeschwindigkeitspropeller


    Contributors:
    Nicoud, D. (author) / Brochet, J. (author) / Goutines, M. (author)

    Published in:

    ASME-Papers ; Jun ; 1-10


    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    10 Seiten, 16 Bilder, 9 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English