Experimental Investigation of Pitching Effects in a Propeller System

  • Changchuan Xie
  • , Zhicheng Zou
  • , Chao An
  • , Zhitao Zhang*
  • , Yali Shao
  • , Mingzhi Zheng
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Propellers are widely used in aircraft design. The propeller produces pitching motion due to wing vibration. Its unsteady follower load will have a significant impact on the flight of the aircraft. It is necessary to accurately measure the unsteady load generated by the propeller. This article designed and carried out an unsteady follow-up load wind tunnel test of propeller coupling pitch motion and rotation motion. The propeller system was driven by a linear steering gear to achieve pitch motion. A six-component balance was used to measure the follow-up load. The impact of pitch motion amplitude and frequency on propeller follower force and torque were analyzed. The results show that as the amplitude of propeller pitching motion increases, the amplitude of changes in propeller follow-up pull and torque increases significantly, and the average follower force increases significantly, but the average propeller torque has no significant change. The pitch motion frequency shows a similar impact on the follower force and torque also.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Proceedings of the 15th International Conference, ICMAE 2024
EditorsPasquale Daponte
PublisherIOS Press BV
Pages565-573
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781643685984
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Jun 2025
Event15th International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAE 2024 - Zagreb, Croatia
Duration: 17 Jul 202420 Jul 2024

Publication series

NameAdvances in Transdisciplinary Engineering
Volume71
ISSN (Print)2352-751X
ISSN (Electronic)2352-7528

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, ICMAE 2024
Country/TerritoryCroatia
CityZagreb
Period17/07/2420/07/24

Keywords

  • Propeller
  • follower force
  • torque
  • wind tunnel test

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