Design and Analysis of Bladeless Thruster for an UAV Applications at Three Different Profile Configurations
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This numerical study represents a new design and analysis of bladeless thruster for multi-copter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Coanda effect principle is used to create lift and propulsion without the uses of rotating blades. In this analysis, three profiles are employed. Profile 1 is considered as a Dyson's original profile. For this numerical analysis, the velocity at the inlet value is 15m/s throughout the analysis. The bladeless thruster performance can be calculated depends upon the important aerodynamic properties as velocity, pressure and mass flow rates. From the numerical results profile 2 gives the maximum velocity and pressure flow rate as compared to the profiles 1 and 3. Thrust flow rate is maximum in profile 2, demonstrating that the new design of the bladeless thruster provides comparable levels of lifts and propulsion, while offering potential advantages in terms of safety and reduced noise.
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