Computational Fluid Dynamics (ME4553)

Semester Project Proposal

CFD Simulation for High pitch & Low Pitch Propeller Blade
Group Members

Usama Nadeem
Saddam Hussain
Muhammad Aamir

ME133035 (Group Leader)

ME133040
Me133045

Project Description
A propeller is the most common propulsion on ships, imparting momentum to a fluid which causes
a force to act on the ship. A propeller can adjust incidence of incoming flow and can offer control
over the thrust generated by it. When blades spin, a pressure difference between the forward and
rear surfaces is produced, accelerated the water behind the blade to create force. In designing
propeller blade, pressure, drag and force value of fluid flow is very important. A propeller of a
ship uses these effects to control the ship's speed. We will model the propellers, compare blade
efficiency and study the flow on the high and low pitch propellers.

Approach
1. Literature review
High and low pitch propeller blades behaviours in common fluid environment
Effects of pitch on propeller efficiency
Fundamental Fluid governing equations.
2. Computer Aided Designing (Creo parametric)
Optimal Designs of low and high pitch propellers
3. Computational Fluid Dynamics (Ansys)
Environment properties
Material properties
Geometry properties
Grid generation, meshing and domain
4. Results and Findings
Plots and Graphs