Analysis of the Influence of Guide Vane Wrap Angle and Number of Blades on the Propulsion Performance of a Water-Jet Propeller

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For water-jet propellers, the geometry size of the guide vane change can effectively improve the performance of the pump. If other parameters remain unchanged, CFD numerical simulation of the guide vane number and wrap angle of the change can be used to effectively adjust the operation conditions of the pump. The relationship between the changes in pump head, pump efficiency, and water-jet propeller propulsive efficiency can be used, to find the best guide vane parameters to achieve the highest thrust efficiency. The calculation results show that an increase in the guide vane number coefficient and wrap angle coefficient will reduce size of the pump head. Meanwhile, an increase in the wrap angle coefficient and the guide vane number coefficient will reduce the propulsive efficiency of the whole water-jet propeller. In this experiment, it was found that the propulsion effect is best when the guide vane number coefficient remains unchanged and the wrap angle coefficient is 1.