Modeling and finite element analysis of composite propeller blade for aircraft

Abstract

In this paper, the work basically deals with the modeling and analysis of the propeller blade of aircraft for its strength. A propeller blade is complex 3D model geometry. This requires high end modeling CAD software is used for generating the blade model in CATIA V5 R20. This paper consists of brief details about Fiber Reinforced Plastic materials and the advantages of using composite propeller over the conventional metallic propeller blade. This paper focus on the metal and composite strength analysis of the propeller blade carried out by using the finite element analysis. By using ANSYS software static, modal were carried out for isotropic material. In this work two different types of propeller i.e. Aluminum, Composite, were studied using FEA techniques.