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Computational analysis on B-series propeller performance in open water

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This paper presents a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation to predict thrust coefficient (\({K_T}\)), torque coefficient (\({K_Q}\)) and efficiency (\({\eta }\)) in open-water condition, whilst a hydrodynamic description around the propeller’s blade underlying the rationale behind the results is explained. The effects of propeller revolution (RPM) and number of blades (Z) on the type of B-series have been appropriately taken into account within the range of advance ratio 0.1\({\le }\)J\({\le }\)1.0. The preliminary CFD results for the values of \({K_T}\), \({K_Q}\) and \({\eta }\) showed a good agreement with the open-water test results, in which the percentage of the average discrepancy error is adequately acceptable. In general, the results revealed that the increase of advance ratio was proportional with the values of \({K_T}\), \({K_Q}\) and \({\eta }\). Inversely, the propeller’s efficiency decreases particularly at J > 0.8. Regardless of the propeller’s RPM, the propeller with Z = 3 provides the highest efficiency. The current CFD result is very useful for acquiring an insight related to the fundamental understanding of the propeller properties in open-water condition.

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The authors wish to thank P.T. Terafulk Megantara Design for providing the propeller model and its open-water test results.

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  1. Programme of Maritime Technology, Faculty of Ocean Engineering Technology and Informatics, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia

    N. Amira Adam & A. Fitriadhy

  2. Numit Enterprise, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia

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  3. P.T. Tarafulk Megantara Design, Gayungsari Barat VII/20, Surabaya, East-Java, Indonesia

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Adam, N.A., Fitriadhy, A., Quah, C.J. et al. Computational analysis on B-series propeller performance in open water. Mar Syst Ocean Technol 15, 299–307 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40868-020-00087-z

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