Experimental and numerical study of the propeller/fixed wing interaction

Abstract

With the advent of high-efficiency propellers as a propulsion alternative for the future, it has become necessary for the nature of the slipstream and its interference with aircraft components to be known over a wide range of operating conditions. A complementary experimental and computational investigation of the interaction between a propeller and a fixed wing is reported here. The experimental investigation is conducted on a propeller/nacelle wing configuration at low subsonic speeds