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How does a propeller work?

Propellers are used to pump fluid through a pipe or duct, or to create thrust to propel a boat through water or an aircraft through air. The blades are shaped so that their rotational motion through the fluid causes a pressure difference between the two surfaces of the blade by Bernoulli's principle which exerts force on the fluid.

What are the different types of propellers?

Propellers are broadly classified by whether or not their blade pitch is adjustable and vary from relatively simple fixed pitch propellers to mechanically complex self-governing constant speed types. This is the simplest propeller type where the pitch is fixed at installation on the aircraft.

How do propeller blades work?

The root sections of each propeller blade come together at the propeller hub. Each blade has a leading edge (impacts the air first) and a trailing edge. The chord of each propeller blade joins the leading edge to the trailing edge and varies along the span from root to tip.

Why is a propeller shaped like a wing?

In cross section, a propeller is shaped like a wing to produce higher air pressure on one surface and lower air pressure on the other. Angle of attack is the angle a wing makes with the oncoming airflow. Pitch angle is the angle a propeller blade makes with its plane of rotation. A wing has nearly the same angle of attack across its entire length.

What Is Propeller

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Propeller Information

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