Propeller Systems

Analyze steady propeller performance with BEMT and estimate electric UAV mission energy.

AS-PS-05

Available calculations.

  • propeller_bemt_analysis
  • uav_energy_estimate
  • get_propeller_database

Runner example.

The installed skill teaches your agent when to activate this module and how to call the local runner.

propeller_bemt_analysisAS-PS-05
{
  "ok": true,
  "operation": "propeller_bemt_analysis",
  "result": [
    {
      "rpm": 5000,
      "thrust_n": 2.62933,
      "torque_nm": 0.123587,
      "power_w": 64.71009,
      "propulsive_efficiency": 0.8126478,
      "advance_ratio": 0.7868852,
      "thrust_coefficient": 0.03571671,
      "power_coefficient": 0.03458441,
      "annuli": [
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.21346,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 49.56198,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": -2.5446,
          "lift_coefficient": -0.0541793,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0120587
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.24693,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 46.25228,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": -1.20014,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.0795733,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0121266
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.2804,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 43.2181,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": -0.1312,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.1859148,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0126913
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.31387,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 40.34425,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 0.7774,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.2763067,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0135269
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.34734,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 37.69376,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 1.46266,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.3444782,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0143733
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.38081,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 35.3629,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 2.15841,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.4136944,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0154229
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.41428,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 33.24201,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 2.67274,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.4648622,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0163219
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.44775,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 31.30772,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 3.00047,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.4974661,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0169495
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.48122,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 29.54068,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 3.16096,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.5134318,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0172722
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.51469,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 27.9209,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 3.17418,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.5147471,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0172993
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.54816,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 26.42965,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 3.05887,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.5032759,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0170657
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.58163,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 25.0502,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 2.83176,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.480682,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0166211
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.6151,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 23.79526,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 2.60091,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.4577159,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0161901
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.64857,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 22.65794,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 2.39943,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.4376722,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0158311
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.68204,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 21.59513,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 2.12345,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.4102158,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0153655
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.71551,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 20.59851,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 1.78127,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.376175,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0148302
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.74898,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 19.66071,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 1.38028,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.3362828,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0142617
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.78245,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 18.77499,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 0.9272,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.2912088,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0136961
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.81592,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 17.95044,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 0.49252,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.2479655,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0132297
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.84939,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 17.1855,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": 0.08602,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.2075252,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0128613
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.88286,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 16.45894,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": -0.35887,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.1632659,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0125331
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.91633,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 15.76484,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": -0.83622,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.1157775,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0122681
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.9498,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 15.09367,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": -1.3365,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.0660075,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0120871
        },
        {
          "radius_fraction": 0.98327,
          "inflow_angle_deg": 14.4185,
          "angle_of_attack_deg": -1.83277,
          "lift_coefficient": 0.0166364,
          "drag_coefficient": 0.0120055
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "units": {
    "thrust_n": "N",
    "torque_nm": "N m",
    "power_w": "W"
  },
  "assumptions": [
    "Steady axial inflow",
    "Blade-element forces coupled to annular axial and angular momentum",
    "Caller-supplied linear lift and parabolic drag model"
  ],
  "warnings": [
    "BEMT excludes unsteady inflow, compressibility, aeroelasticity, motor limits, and installation effects; validate against the actual propeller test data"
  ],
  "provenance": [
    "Blade element momentum theory with Prandtl hub and tip loss",
    "U.S. Standard Atmosphere 1976"
  ]
}

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