The Numerical Analysis of Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Ducted Propeller by using SST k-ω Model

Abstract Hydrodynamic characteristics of the four-blade ducted propeller are numerically simulated by CFD method. The hydrodynamic performance of the propeller is analyzed by the SST k-ω Model, including the external characteristic parameters such as thrust and torque. The forward velocity at the propeller surface of the ducted propeller, the distribution of the induced velocity along the propeller surface, and the relationship between the propeller thrust and the surrounding velocity field are analyzed. The pressure distribution on the inner wall of the conduct is complicated. The pressure in the front half of the inner wall is small and large in the rear half. Axial, radial and tangential velocity distributions of sections at different distances from the paddle surface are calculated. The velocities on the dorsal side of the propellers are significantly higher than that on the foliar side and lower near the conduit.