Determining Thrust & Torque for propeller tutorial

zhi · November 8, 2018, 10:33

Hi I am working on the propeller tutorial.

I have finish running the solver (pimpleDymFoam) on the tutorial and i would like to determine the thrust and torque for the propeller.

Any help will be appreciated!

yambanshee · November 12, 2018, 04:41

use the forces output function in controlDict (documentation: https://www.openfoam.com/documentati...es-forces.html)

It will output an x, y, and z force as well as moment. Find the axial co-ordinate direction and it's force will be your thrust, and it's moment will be your torque

November 8, 2018, 10:33	Determining Thrust & Torque for propeller tutorial	#1
zhi New Member zhi Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 7	Hi I am working on the propeller tutorial. I have finish running the solver (pimpleDymFoam) on the tutorial and i would like to determine the thrust and torque for the propeller. Any help will be appreciated!

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November 12, 2018, 04:41		#2
yambanshee Senior Member Zander Meiring Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 125 Rep Power: 7	use the forces output function in controlDict (documentation: https://www.openfoam.com/documentati...es-forces.html) It will output an x, y, and z force as well as moment. Find the axial co-ordinate direction and it's force will be your thrust, and it's moment will be your torque