Abstract

Previous studies at HCMUT have been carried out on free propellers in static condition for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), not much data exists for ducted propellers. According to theory, the ducted propeller has some better characteristics than than the free propeller. The paper presents an experimental design, based on load-cell deformation, for the small ducted propeller. The experimental model will be carried out for the Master Airscrew E9x6 propeller in the case with duct and without duct, in the static condition. The results obtained will be compared with the manufacturer's results (conducted by the University of Illinois, without duct, in static condition), and compared to the numerical simulation results. From there, choose the kind of propeller that match the design of the UAV.