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Title	A rapid development process for marine propellers through design, simulation and prototyping
Author	Wu, Xueyin.
Description	Thesis (M.Eng.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2010. Engineering and Applied Science
Date	2010
Pagination	ix, 122 leaves : ill. (some col.)
Subject	Propellers--Computer simulation; Propellers--Design and construction--Computer programs; Propellers--Mathematical models
Degree	M.Eng.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Discipline	Engineering and Applied Science
Language	Eng
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-110)
Abstract	Flexibility and speed to market are the keys to successful product development. For marine propellers, these goals are achieved though iteration of design software and prototyping. In this thesis, an expanded propeller design code, "OpenPVLSW", which was developed based on the Open propeller vortex lattice lifting line code (OpenPVL), was improved to include propeller geometry generation into SolidWorks, thrust simulation with CosmosFloWorks and strength assessment with CosmosWorks. The new code OpenPVLSW is described in this thesis. In the OpenPVLSW, a parametric design technique and a single propeller geometry generator are completed in MATLAB, and a propeller blade geometry file for SolidWorks is created after running the design program. -- The purpose of this study is to extend the use of the original OpenPVL code not only for the propeller design, but also to achieve the thrust simulation and strength check using SolidWorks tool package, CosmosFloWorks and CosmosWorks. A propeller geometry, which is provided by Oceanic Consulting Corporation, is simulated to predict propeller thrust using CosmosFloWorks. A case study designed an AUV propeller and simulated the thrust with CosmosFloWorks to prove that the OpenPVLSW code provides perfect propeller geometry and a reasonable simulation result of thrust.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a3496938
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(13.50 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Wu_Xueyin.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	32882.cpd