Analysis of Highly Skewed Propeller and Power Peridiction for the Submarine by Boundary Element Method

Propeller is one of the important marine propulsors for generating thrust to overcome the ship resistance. This paper presents the anlaysis of the skew propeller and propulsion for a submarine by using the Boundary Element Method (BEM). This method is useful for analysis and design of lifting bodies like hydrofoils and propellers. A five-bladed Highly Skewed Propeller (HSP) has been chosend for a submarine of 120 [Tones] with forward constant speed 8 [knots] and the calculated results of the hydrodynamic performance have presented. The efficiency values have been obtained 0.65 and 0.68 at two surfaces and submerged conditions, respectively.