Korobenko, ArtemForigua Rodriguez, Carlos Felipe2020-09-292020-09-292020-09-25Forigua Rodriguez, C. F. (2020). Parametric and Wake Study of a Ducted Propeller Using The Variational Multi-Scale Method (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/112647A Variational Multi-Scale formulation was used to generate a high-fidelity simulation of a ducted propeller in a 3D unsteady incompressible Navier-Stokes turbulent flow. The blades were incorporated as moving surfaces via an arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian treatment of such equations. The domain features surfaces such as struts, ducts and blades whose boundary layer mesh requirements are relaxed via weak boundary condition enforcement. Good grid convergence is obtained. Validation of the model is done for the thrust with third-party experimental data. A wake study shows insights into the flow. These results showcase the applicability of the formulation to evaluate designs of ducted propellers.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Variational Multi-ScaleUAVDucted propellerFinite Element MethodCFDEngineering--AerospaceEngineering--Mechanicalmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/38306