Aerodynamic Design of a Propeller Applied for the Aircraft ZLIN-226

Svrcek, Daniel; Broz, Vaclav

doi:10.21608/asat.2009.23444

Aerodynamic Design of a Propeller Applied for the Aircraft ZLIN-226

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Daniel Svrcek ¹
Vaclav Broz ²

¹ Senior lecturer, Ing. Daniel Švrček, PhD., Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Paulinska 16, 917 24 Trnava, Slovak Republic, Tel.: +421 33 5511601

² professor, Václav Brož, Prof. Dr. Ing. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Karlovo nám. 13, 121 35 Prague 2, Tel: +420 22 4357422

10.21608/asat.2009.23444

Abstract

The aerodynamic design of an aircraft propeller requires a proper choice of design conditions among which the engine characteristics (power, revolutions) and the design flight speed are essential. Especially fixed propellers are considerably affected by the design point because their best operation corresponds to a single flight speed only. The paper deals with the design of aerodynamic characteristics of a propeller aimed at achieving maximum efficiency at a chosen design regime. Frequently the design point is selected at the flight speed providing the maximum rate of climb. The presented propeller design is specified for the Z-226 airplane with the WALTER M-137 engine.

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