FSI Analysis the Dynamic Performance of Composite Propeller

The marine propeller is regarded as critical component with regard to the performance of the ships and torpedoes. Traditionally marine propellers are made of manganese-nickel-aluminum-bronze (MAB) or nickel-aluminum-bronze (NAB) for superior corrosion resistance, high-yield strength, reliability, and affordability. Since the composite materials can offer the potential benefits of reduced corrosion and cavitation damage, improved fatigue performance, lower noise, improved material damping properties, and reduced lifetime maintenance cost, Many researches on the application of the composite materials for marine propeller had been conducted. In this work, the INSEAN 1619 large screw 7 bladed propeller is analyzed, to explore the hydrodynamic and structural performance of composite materials effect on propeller’s performances, The commercial software ANSYS Workbench was used in this research. The coupled FSI method was used to analysis the dynamic performance of INSEAN 1619 large screw 7 bladed propeller made of different materials. The simulation results show that the effect of fluid–structure interaction in the analysis of flexible composite propellers should be considered.