Forces Acting On A Propeller

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FORCES ACTING ON A PROPELLER

GOOD MORNING!
• WHAT IS IT?
• IT IS THE FORCES THAT ACTS ON A PROPELLER
THAT ALLOWS THE PROPELLER TO MAKE
THRUST.

• WHAT IS THE PURPOSE?


• THE PURPOSE OF THE FORCES ACTING ON A
PROPELLER IS IT INDICATES THAT THERE IS A
PROBLEM ON A PROPELLER OR THE PROPELLER
IS NOT AIR WORTHY.
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE?
• WHAT IS THE PROCESS?

• IN CENTRIFUGAL FORCE THE FORCE TRIES TO PULL


PROPELLER AWAY FROM THE HUB.
• TORQUE BENDING FORCES EXERT A PRESSURE TENDS TO BEND
THE BLADES OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION
• THRUST BENDING FORCE EXERTS A PRESSURE THAT TENDS TO
BEND THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS FORWARD
• AERODYNAMIC TWISTING FORCE TENDS TO INCREASE
PROPELLERS BLADE ANGLE
• CENTRIFUGAL TWISITING FORCE ATTEMPS TO DECREASE
BLADE ANGLE BY ALIGNING A PROPELLER’S CENTER OF MASS
WITH ITS ROTATION.
• WHO PERFORMS THE PROCESS?

• IN CHECKING IF THE PROPELLER’S FORCE IS BALANCE


IT IS CHECKED PROPERLY BY AN AVIATION SAFETY
OFFICERS AND AIRCRAFT TECHNICIANS.

• WHY IS THE PROCESS INFORMED?

• TO KNOW THAT IF THE FORCES ACTING ON A


PROPELLER IS INBALANCE THE PROPELLER MIGHT
BREAK OR WILL CAUSE DAMAGES.

• WHY IS THE PROCESS BEING DESCRIBED?

• TO ALLOW AIRCRAFT TECHNICIANS IF THE PROPELLER


THANK YOU!

REPORTED BY: JANSEN NIKKO


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