TY  - CONF
A1  - Bergmann, Ole
A1  - Götten, Falk
A1  - Braun, Carsten
A1  - Janser, Frank
T1  - Comparison and evaluation of blade element methods against RANS simulations and test data
T2  - CEAS Aeronautical Journal
N2  - This paper compares several blade element theory (BET) method-based propeller simulation tools, including an evaluation against static propeller ground tests and high-fidelity Reynolds-Average Navier Stokes (RANS) simulations. Two proprietary propeller geometries for paraglider applications are analysed in static and flight conditions. The RANS simulations are validated with the static test data and used as a reference for comparing the BET in flight conditions. The comparison includes the analysis of varying 2D aerodynamic airfoil parameters and different induced velocity calculation methods. The evaluation of the BET propeller simulation tools shows the strength of the BET tools compared to RANS simulations. The RANS simulations underpredict static experimental data within 10% relative error, while appropriate BET tools overpredict the RANS results by 15–20% relative error. A variation in 2D aerodynamic data depicts the need for highly accurate 2D data for accurate BET results. The nonlinear BET coupled with XFOIL for the 2D aerodynamic data matches best with RANS in static operation and flight conditions. The novel BET tool PropCODE combines both approaches and offers further correction models for highly accurate static and flight condition results.
KW  - BET
KW  - CFD propeller simulation
KW  - Propeller aerodynamics
KW  - Actuator disk modelling
KW  - Propeller performance
Y1  - 2022
UR  - https://opus.bibliothek.fh-aachen.de/opus4/frontdoor/index/index/docId/9397
SN  - 1869-5590 (Online)
SN  - 1869-5582 (Print)
N1  - Corresponding author: Ole Bergmann
VL  - 13
SP  - 535
EP  - 557
PB  - Springer
CY  - Wien
ER  -