Cavitation and noise reduction in axial flow rotors
AssigneeOscar Propulsion Ltd.
InventorsDavid Taylor, Batuhan Aktas, Mehmet Atlar
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Abstract
A propeller, impeller or mixer comprising at least one blade, the blade having a suction surface and a pressure surface which extend from a leading edge to a trailing edge of the blade and a radially-outer tip region, wherein five to one hundred duct openings are provided extending through the at least one blade from the pressure surface to the suction surface, the duct openings being grouped in the tip region of the blade.
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An axial flow rotor comprising at least one blade, the blade having a suction surface and a pressure surface which extend from a leading edge to a trailing edge of the blade and a radially-outer tip region, wherein five to one hundred duct openings are provided extending through the at least one blade from the pressure surface to the suction surface, the duct openings being grouped in the tip region of the blade.
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