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1 Research Scholar, Department Of Mechanical Engineering, Vikas college of Engineering and Technology,Vijayawada rural,India
2 Assistant professor , Department Of Mechanical Engineering, Vikas college of Engineering and Technology,Vijayawada rural,India
Abstract
Ships and underwater vehicles like submarine and torpedoes use propeller for propulsion. In general, propellers are
used to develop significant thrust to propel the vehicle at its operational speed and RPM. The blade geometry and design
are complex involving many controlling parameters. Propeller with conventional isotropic materials creates more vibra-
tion and noise in their operation. It is undesirable in stealth point of view. In the recent years the increased need for
light weight structural element with acoustic insulation has led to the use of fiber reinforced multi layered composite
propeller. The present work is aimed at the static and dynamic analysis of alluminium as well as composite propeller
which is a combination of GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics) and CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics) materials.
Modeling and analyzing the propeller blade of a underwater vehicle for their strength are carried out in the present
work. A propeller is a complex geometry and requires high end modeling in its software. The solid model of propeller is
developed in CATIA V5 R17. HEXA mesh is generated for the model using HYPERMESH. Static, Eigen and frequency
responses analysis of both alluminium and composite propeller are carried out in ANSYS. Inter laminar shear stresses
are calculated for composite propeller by varying the number of layers. The stresses obtained are well within the limit of
elastic property of the materials. The natural frequencies of composite propeller are found to be higher than that of al-
luminium propeller and the harmonic analysis of composite propeller are also better than that of alluminium propeller.
*Corresponding Author:
D.Ravikumar ,
Research Scholar, Department Of Mechanical Engineering,
Vikas college of Engineering and Technology,
Vijayawada rural,India
INTRODUCTION
4-Bladed
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E f Em
Transverse Modulus = E22 =
E f VM + EM VF
5-Bladed
E2
Minor Poisson’s ratio = μ12 = µ12
E1
G f Gm
Shear Modulus = G12 =
G f µ m + Gm µ f
Composite propeller.
OVERVIEW OF PROPELLER
PROPELLER TYPES
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Failure Criteria one end and free at other end. The deformation pat-
tern for aluminum propeller is shown in figure. The
As the material properties of the laminated compos- maximum deflection was found as 0.371Mm in y-
ite plate are completely contained in the matrices direction. Similar to the cantilever beam the deflec-
of elastic module, standard data recovery methods tion is maximum at free end.
may be used to calculate stresses in individual lam-
ina and the forces sustained by the laminate. Maximum principal stress value for the
aluminum propeller are shown in figure The von
Finite Element Method misses stress on the basis of shear distortion en-
ergy theory also calculated in the present analysis.
Introduction to finite element method The maximum von misses stress induced for alu-
minum blade is 29.512 N/mm2 as shown in figure.
With the rapid advancement of technology, the com- The stresses are greatest near to the mid chord of
plexity of the problem to be dealt by a design engineer the blade-hub intersection with smaller stress mag-
is also increasing. This scenario demand speedy, nitude toward the tip and edges of the blade.
efficient and optimal design from an engineer. To
keep pace with the development and ensure better Result Aluminum propeller
output, the engineer to day resorting to numerical
Deflection in mm 0.371
methods. For problems involving complex shapes,
material properties and complicated boundary con- Max. normal stress Mpa 32.845
ditions, it is difficult and in many cases intractable Von misses Mpa 29.512
to obtain analytical solutions. Numerical methods 1st principal stress Mpa 33.211
provide approximate but acceptable solutions to 2nd principal stress Mpa 9.960
such problems.
Mechanical properties of EPOXY+GFRP:
E1=22925 N/mm2
E2=22925N/mm2
E3=12400 N/mm2
υ1=0.12
υ2=0.30
υ3=0.30
G12=4700N/mm2
G23=4200 N/mm2
G13=4200 N/mm2 max deflection of aluminum propeller
Density= 1.8e -9tons/mm
E1=75000 N/mm2
E2=10000 N/mm2
E3=10000 N/mm2
υ1=0.16
υ2=0.35
υ3=0.16
G12=5200N/mm2
G23=3800 N/mm2
G13=6 000N/mm2
Density= 1.6e-9 tons/mm3 max normal stress of aluminum propeller
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max stress of composite propeller with 16 layers amp-freq graph of aluminum propeller in Uy direction
max. Von misses stress of composite propeller with 16 layers amp-freq graph of aluminum propeller in Uz direction
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