Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
Simulating the exact chaotic turbulent flow field about any geometry is a dilemma between accuracy and computational resources, which has been continuously studied for just over a hundred years. This thesis is a complete walk-through of the entire process utilized to approximate the flow ingested by a Sevik-type rotor based on solutions to the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes equations (RANS). The Multiple Reference Frame fluid model is utilized by the code of ANSYS-FLUENT and results are validated by experimental wake data. Three open rotor configurations are studied including a uniform inflow and the rotor near a plate with and without a thick boundary layer. Furthermore, observations are made to determine the variation in velocity profiles of the ingested turbulent flow due to varying flow conditions.
Extent
xii, 179 p. : ill. (some col.)
Recommended Citation
Lachowski, Felipe Ferreira, "Aerodynamic analysis of a propeller in a turbulent boundary layer flow" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 685.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/685
Identifier
FADT3360798
Comments
by Felipe Ferreira Lachowski.|Thesis (M.S.C.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013.|Includes bibliography.|Mode of access: World Wide Web.|System requirements: Adobe Reader.|by Felipe Ferreira Lachowski.