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Determination of the Optimal Aerodynamic Shape for a Propeller Blade Based on Parametric Optimization

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The paper describes an up-to-date approach to searching for an optimal blade shape for the airplane propeller while considering geometric and technological restrictions. This approach uses the advanced parametric optimization methods. The paper shows an application of the approach developed to obtain an optimal aerodynamic blade shape for different engine operation modes.

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  1. Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University, Politekhnicheskaya 29, 195251, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. I. Borovkov, I. B. Voinov & D. F. Ibraev

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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Aviatsionnaya Tekhnika, 2021, No. 2, pp. 3 - 9.

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Borovkov, A.I., Voinov, I.B. & Ibraev, D.F. Determination of the Optimal Aerodynamic Shape for a Propeller Blade Based on Parametric Optimization. Russ. Aeronaut. 64, 173–180 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S106879982102001X

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