ACTIVITY NO.

5 PROPELLER DESIGN

NAME :VERZOSA, FRANCIS M. SUBMISSION DATE: NOV.13, 2019

RATING:
INSTRUCTOR: ENGR. ROBERTO R. RENIGEN

1. Coefficient of Lift, CL

Given:
a = 0.073/deg.
CD = 0.0102
α0
Solution:
CL = a(α - α0)

Station r/R a α α0 α-α0 CL

% per deg. deg. deg. deg. -

1 20 0.073 11.42 -5.00 16.42 1.199

2 36 0.073 19.42 -5.00 24.42 1.783

3 52 0.073 19.68 -5.00 24.68 1.802

4 68 0.073 16.37 -5.00 21.37 1.560

5 84 0.073 11.19 -5.00 16.19 1.182

Tip 100 0.073 5.00 -5.00 10.00 0.730

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2. Helical Velocity, VH

VH = (Vf)2 + (Vr)2 = m/s

Station r/R Vf Vf 2 Vr Vr2 Vf 2 + Vr2 VH

2 2 2 2 2 2
% m/s m /s m/s m /s m /s m/s

1 20 67.06 4,497.04 61.19 3,744.22 8,241.26 90.78

2 36 67.06 4,497.04 109.99 12,097.80 16,594.84 128.82

3 52 67.06 4,497.04 158.87 25,239.68 29,736.72 172.44

4 68 67.06 4,497.04 207.73 43,151.75 47,648.79 218.29

5 84 67.06 4,497.04 256.62 65,853.82 70,350.86 265.24

Tip 100 67.06 4,497.04 305.50 93,330.25 97,827.29 312.77

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3. Lift, L

L = CL 12 ρ VH2 S

1
Station r/R CL 2ρ VH VH2 S L

% - kg/m3 m/s m2/s2 m2 N

1 20 1.149 0.6125 90.78 8,241.01 0.0152 88.16

2 36 1.709 0.6125 128.82 16,594.59 0.0257 446.42

3 52 1.728 0.6125 172.44 29,735.55 0.0292 918.99

4 68 1.496 0.6125 218.29 47,650.52 0.0261 1,139.58

5 84 1.133 0.6125 265.24 70,352.26 0.0206 1,005.73

Tip 100 0.700 0.6125 312.77 97,825.07 0.0136 570.42

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4. Plot Lift versus Station.

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

900

800

700

600
Lift, L (N)

500

400

300

200

100

-100

-200

0 1 2 3 4 5 Tip

Station, r/R (%)

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5. Drag Coefficient, CD

CL2
CD = CD o+ πAe

Station r/R CD CL CL2 CL2/πAe CD

o

% - - - - -

1.0000 20.0000 0.0102 1.149 1.320 0.070 0.0802

2.0000 36.0000 0.0102 1.709 2.921 0.155 0.1652

3.0000 52.0000 0.0102 1.728 2.986 0.158 0.1686

4.0000 68.0000 0.0102 1.496 2.238 0.119 0.1289

5.0000 84.0000 0.0102 1.133 1.284 0.068 0.0783

Tip 100.0000 0.0102 0.700 0.490 0.026 0.0362

6. Drag, D
D = CD12 VH2S
1
Station r/R CD 2 VH VH2 S D
3 2 2 2
% - kg/m m/s m /s m N

1 20 0.0802 0.6125 90.78 8,241.01 0.0152 6.15

2 36 0.1652 0.6125 128.82 16,594.59 0.0257 43.15

3 52 0.1682 0.6125 172.44 29,735.55 0.0292 89.45

4 68 0.1292 0.6125 218.29 47,650.52 0.0261 98.42

5 84 0.0782 0.6125 265.24 70,352.26 0.0206 69.42

Tip 100 0.0362 0.6125 312.77 97,825.07 0.0136 29.50

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7. Resultant Force, R
R= L2 + D2

Station r/R L2 D2 L2 + D2 R
2 2 2
% N N N N

1 20 7,772.19 37.82 7,810.01 88.37

2 36 199,290.82 1,861.92 201,152.74 448.50

3 52 844,542.62 8,001.30 852,543.92 923.33

4 68 1,298,642.58 9,686.50 1,308,329.08 1,143.82

5 84 1,011,492.83 4,819.14 1,016,311.97 1,008.12

Tip 100 325,378.98 870.25 326,249.23 571.18

8. Angle of Attack, α
1
α = tan-1 C /C
L D

Station r/R CL CD CL/CD tan ( CL1/CD ) α

% - - - - deg.

1 20 1.149 0.0802 14.33 0.0012 3.99

2 36 1.709 0.1652 10.35 0.0017 5.52
3 52 1.728 0.1682 10.27 0.0017 5.56
4 68 1.496 0.1292 11.58 0.0015 4.94
5 84 1.133 0.0782 14.49 0.0012 3.95
Tip 100 0.700 0.0362 19.34 0.0009 2.96
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9. Plot L/D or CL/CD, CL,CD versus α.

CL/CD CL CD
20 4.0 0.40

18 3.6 0.36

16 3.2 0.32

14 2.8 0.28

12 2.4 0.24

10 2.0 0.20

8 1.6 0.16

6 1.2 0.12

4 0.8 0.08

2 0.4 0.04

0 0 0

-2 -0.4 -0.04

-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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