Structural Design of High-Speed Propellers
550265
01/01/1955
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- VARIOUS structural problems encountered in the design of high-speed turboprop propellers are discussed in this paper.Formulas for a number of design factors are also given here. These include:
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Blade efficiency.
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Power capacity.
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Advance/diameter ratio.
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Limiting tip speed.
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Periodic lift.
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Propeller normal force and moment.
The paper also describes two types of vibration occurring with turboprop installations:-
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First-ordered aerodynamically excited vibration.
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Subsonic stall flutter.
The author shows how these vibrations may be accurately predicted and controlled by proper design of the propeller blades. -
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- 13
- Citation
- Stulen, F., "Structural Design of High-Speed Propellers," SAE Technical Paper 550265, 1955, https://doi.org/10.4271/550265.