Improving hydrodynamic efficiency of composite marine propellers in off-design conditions using shape memory alloy composite actuators
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DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.09.001
Abstract: Abstract The bend-twist coupling of fibre-reinforced composite laminates has been studied extensively to introduce self-adjustment in pitch angle of marine propellers for improving the hydrodynamic efficiency in off-design conditions. A recent study has shown that… read more here.
Keywords: hydrodynamic efficiency; marine propellers; shape memory; design conditions ... See more keywords