Pusher Propeller Performance Investigation on Lightweight Medium Range UAV

Authors

  • Agus Suprianto National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia
  • Firman Hartono Bandung Institute of Technology
  • Dana Herdiana National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia
  • Deasy Tresnoningrum National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia
  • Nurhadi Pramana National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2024.28.9.11

Keywords:

lightweight medium-range UAV, pusher-type propeller configuration, airframe interaction with propellers, computational fluid dynamics

Abstract

Research has been conducted to investigate the efficacy of a pusher-type propeller on a Lightweight Medium-Range UAV aircraft using two methods: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation and experimentation. Since there is a fuselage at the front, the performance of the propeller on this UAV aircraft may experience interference, making it necessary to investigate. This investigation aims to determine the difference in thrust coefficient (CT), power coefficient (CP), and efficiency () between the performance of the propeller with and without the fuselage, as well as the aerodynamic efficiency (L/D) of the propeller. The testing and simulation will have two configurations: propeller with the fuselage (power-off and power-on) and propeller without the fuselage (power off and power on). According to the results, putting the propeller behind the fuselage would decrease CT and CP at the same advanced ratio point as the configuration without a fuselage. At the same advanced ratio position, the propeller efficiency of the configuration with fuselage drops by approximately 5%. The comparison of simulation results with experiments shows the same pattern. Speed changes do not significantly affect aerodynamic efficiency (L/D). Propeller rotation (power on) significantly affects the aerodynamic efficiency (CL/CD) by an average of approximately 82-87%.

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Agus Suprianto
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Research Center for Aeronautics Technology, Research Organization for Aeronautics and Space, National Research and Innovation Agency, Bogor, 16350, Indonesia

Firman Hartono
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Aerospace Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia

Dana Herdiana
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Research Center for Aeronautics Technology, Research Organization for Aeronautics and Space, National Research and Innovation Agency, Bogor, 16350, Indonesia

Deasy Tresnoningrum
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Research Center for Aeronautics Technology, Research Organization for Aeronautics and Space, National Research and Innovation Agency, Bogor, 16350, Indonesia

Nurhadi Pramana
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Research Center for Aeronautics Technology, Research Organization for Aeronautics and Space, National Research and Innovation Agency, Bogor, 16350, Indonesia

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Vol 28 No 9, Sep 30, 2024
How to Cite
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A. Suprianto, F. Hartono, D. Herdiana, D. Tresnoningrum, and N. Pramana, “Pusher Propeller Performance Investigation on Lightweight Medium Range UAV”, Eng. J., vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 11-24, Sep. 2024.
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