FLOW AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS STUDY OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE PROPELLER

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2, 80 - 92, 31.12.2024

Tayip Türk , Metin Uzun

https://doi.org/10.55440/umufed.1424143

Öz

Engine blades used in propeller-driven aircraft play an important role in the aviation industry and have been subjected to detailed analysis to evaluate the performance and durability of these components. These analyzes included flow and structural properties and were performed using Fluent software and documented in a comprehensive report. Flow analysis includes velocity and pressure contours in the propeller, and also reveals the results of streamline and velocity vectors in detail. These data are critical to understanding the aerodynamic performance of the propeller. In the analyzes performed within Fluent, pressure forces were considered as a part of the structural analysis. This contributes to the understanding of the forces and interactions on the propeller. Within the scope of structural analysis, total deformation, stress and strain analyzes on the propeller are discussed in detail. These analyzes are of great importance in determining material durability, overall structural integrity and potential weak points. As a result, these comprehensive analyzes provide a directed approach to engineering solutions to optimize the performance of engine blades used in propeller-driven aircraft, increase their durability and ensure their reliability. This report is an important engineering study that contributes to technological advances in the aviation industry

Anahtar Kelimeler

Fluent, Structural Analysis, Advance Ratio, Propeller

İNSANSIZ HAVA ARAÇLARI PERVANELERİNİN AKIŞ VE YAPISAL ANALİZ ÇALIŞMASI

Öz

Pervaneli uçaklarda kullanılan motor bıçakları, havacılık endüstrisinde önemli bir rol oynamakta olup, bu bileşenlerin performansını ve dayanıklılığını değerlendirmek adına detaylı analizlere tabi tutulmuştur. Bu analizler, akış ve yapısal özellikleri içermekte olup, Fluent yazılımı kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiş ve kapsamlı bir rapor ile belgelenmiştir. Akış analizi, pervanedeki hız ve basınç kontürlerini içermekte, ayrıca streamline ve hız vektörleri sonuçlarını detaylı bir şekilde ortaya koymaktadır. Bu veriler, pervanenin aerodinamik performansını anlamak adına kritik öneme sahiptir. Fluent içerisinde yapılan analizlerde ise basınç kuvvetleri, yapısal analizin bir parçası olarak ele alınmıştır. Bu, pervane üzerindeki kuvvetlerin ve etkileşimlerin anlaşılmasına katkı sağlamaktadır.Yapısal analiz kapsamında pervane üzerindeki toplam deformasyon, gerilim ve gerinim analizleri detaylı bir şekilde ele alınmıştır. Bu analizler, malzeme dayanıklılığını, genel yapısal bütünlüğü ve potansiyel zayıf noktaları belirleme açısından büyük öneme sahiptir. Sonuç olarak, bu kapsamlı analizler, pervaneli uçaklarda kullanılan motor bıçaklarının performansını optimize etmek, dayanıklılıklarını artırmak ve güvenilirliklerini sağlamak adına mühendislik çözümlerine yönlendirilmiş bir yaklaşım sunmaktadır. Bu rapor, havacılık endüstrisindeki teknolojik gelişmelere katkıda bulunan önemli bir mühendislik çalışmasıdır

Anahtar Kelimeler

Akış Analizi, Yapısal Analiz, Advence Ratio, Pervane

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