Design Method and Calibration of Moulinet

Abstract

The formula for obtaining the absorption horsepower of a Moulinet was rewritten, and the physical meaning of the constant in the formula was clarified. Based on this study, the design method of the Moulinet and the calibration method of the Moulinet that was performed after manufacture were verified experimentally. Consequently, the following was clarified; (1) If the propeller power coefficient was taken to be the proportionality constant, the absorption horsepower of the Moulinet was proportional to the cube of the revolution speed, and the fifth power of the Moulinet diameter. (2) If the Moulinet design was geometrically similar to the standard dimensions of the Aviation Technical Research Center's type-6 Moulinet, the proportionality constant C₁ given in the reference could be used, and the absorption horsepower of the Moulinet was proportional to the cube of the revolution speed, the cube of the Moulinet diameter, and the side projection area of the Moulinet. (3) The proportionality constant C₁ was proportional to the propeller power coefficient C_P.