Thrust Force for Drone Propeller with Normal and Serrated Trailing Edge

Authors

  • Mohd Zaki Bahrom Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat 86400, Malaysia
  • Bukhari Manshoor Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat 86400, Malaysia
  • Badrul Aisham Md Zain Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat 86400, Malaysia
  • Izzuddin Zaman Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat 86400, Malaysia
  • Djamal Hissein Didane Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat 86400, Malaysia
  • Reazul Haq Abdul Haq Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat 86400, Malaysia
  • Mohd Nizam Ibrahim Maxpirations (M) Sdn Bhd, 1st Floor, Sura Gate Commercial Centre, Jalan Sura Jeti, 23000 Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.101.1.160173

Keywords:

Malignant tumor, heat propagation, CFD

Abstract

The drone becomes more recognized in the civilian sector; the drone's popularity becomes increases as time goes by. Nevertheless, despite the excitement of flying drones, several types of issues occur caused by the drone. In some circumstances, the aeroacoustics noise is a big concern, and quiet drone propellers would be more environmentally friendly to the surrounding area. Moreover, the noise from the drone can be a nuisance for the surrounding population and animals. Therefore, a solution needs to be proposed to reduce the sound level produced by the drone so that drone can be piloted in a surrounding area without breaking any noise level limit set by the government. Hence, the propeller's serrated trailing edge type is the proposed solution to this problem. The serrated trailing edge propeller can reduce several drone noise decibels based on past research. Thus, an investigation is conducted to study the thrust force between the normal propeller and the serrated propeller. The aerodynamic performance of the serrated propeller is analysed using computational fluid dynamic simulation and compared to that of the normal propeller. Ansys Fluent 2021 is used to solve the dependable RNG k-epsilon turbulence model. The thrust force, thrust coefficient, and lift coefficient operating on both propellers were all simulated. The results obtained by the transient approach for propellers have been validated by earlier experimental studies.

Author Biographies

Mohd Zaki Bahrom, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat 86400, Malaysia

zaki.bahrom@gmail.com

Bukhari Manshoor, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat 86400, Malaysia

bukhari@uthm.edu.my

Badrul Aisham Md Zain, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat 86400, Malaysia

aisham@uthm.edu.my

Izzuddin Zaman, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat 86400, Malaysia

izzuddin@uthm.edu.my

Djamal Hissein Didane, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat 86400, Malaysia

djamal@uthm.edu.my

Reazul Haq Abdul Haq, Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat 86400, Malaysia

reazul@uthm.edu.my

Mohd Nizam Ibrahim, Maxpirations (M) Sdn Bhd, 1st Floor, Sura Gate Commercial Centre, Jalan Sura Jeti, 23000 Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia

nizam@maxp.com.my

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Published

2023-01-15

How to Cite

Mohd Zaki Bahrom, Bukhari Manshoor, Badrul Aisham Md Zain, Izzuddin Zaman, Djamal Hissein Didane, Reazul Haq Abdul Haq, & Mohd Nizam Ibrahim. (2023). Thrust Force for Drone Propeller with Normal and Serrated Trailing Edge. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 101(1), 160–173. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.101.1.160173

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