AOE-4474: Propellers and Turbines
Description: Theory, numerical methods, and experimental techniques for analysis and design of propellers and turbines. Geometry description and creation of computer models. Analysis of inflow from wakes and atmospheric boundary layers. Performance characteristics including open-water and multi-quadrant operation, scale effects, and standard series data. Theoretical analysis and selection of airfoil and hydrofoil sections. Theory and numerical methods for propellers and turbines, including computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation. Design of wake-adapted propellers. Design of wind-turbine rotors in steady wind. Structural analysis of propeller and turbine blades. Wind- and water-tunnel testing for thrust and torque.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 6
Average GPA: 3.32 (rounds to B+)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 22.98%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.13%
| Matthew Kuester | 2022 | 41.7% | 48.1% | 9.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 3.31 | 3 |
| Delgosha Olivier Coutier | 2024 | 57.1% | 31.5% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 3.44 | 1 |
| Eric G Paterson | 2019 | 32.2% | 67.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.34 | 1 |
| Stefano Brizzolara | 2022 | 36.9% | 31.6% | 21.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% | 3.23 | 1 |