Publisher's Synopsis
The book starts with the general history of propeller evolution (chapter 1) and a view of the propeller design problem, which contains the fundamental vocabulary of propeller theory (chapter 2). Chapter 3 discusses propeller geometry and the parametric representation of its geometric properties. The aerodynamics of the propeller are reviewed thoroughly in chapters 4 through 7. Chapter 4 describes the basic blade-element model, BEM, used extensively throughout this book in various combinations. Chapter 5 describes three momentum theory models - axial, general, and simplified. Chapter 6 combines the BEM and momentum theory into blade-element/momentum theory, which is probably the most useful aerodynamic theory for propeller analysis. Finally, in Chapter 7, additional induced velocity theories are depicted, including vortex theory and lifting line model with three separate wake models. Chapter 8 describes the three standard engines used to
