A numerical tool for the design/analysis of dual-cavitating propellers

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 720-730

  Young, Y L ^a   Shen, Y T ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Dual cavitating propeller; Multispeed design; Newton Rader

Indexed keywords

BLADE FORCES; CONVENTIONAL BLADE SECTIONS; DUAL-CAVITATING PROPELLERS; HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; HYDROELASTIC CHARACTERISTIC; NEWTON RADER;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROELASTICITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROPELLERS;

CAVITATION;

EID: 34547202000     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2734224     Document Type: Article

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