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"Secrets of Propeller Design"

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"Secrets of Propeller Design"; book
 (ISBN# 0-9780586-0-7)
 

Secrets of Propeller DesignThe "Secrets of Propeller Design" book presents 80 pages & 75 photos/illustrations as a detailed accounting of propeller design history,  how the first "screw" applications were invented, and how they led to early ship propulsion.  

 

Outlining "How a Propeller Works", parts and functions of a properly designed propeller, including material selection and "advanced propping" techniques, cupping, gearcase design and nosecone application is outlined. Speed prediction formulae and propeller selection methods. This is a "must have" book for serious boaters, designers and enthusiasts that have "a need to know".
  

Includes sections on:

  • History of Propellers

  • Engineering Theory

  • How Propellers Work 

  • Propeller Pitch

  • Propeller Diameter

  • Propeller Rake

  • Blade Section

  • Blade Thickness

  • Blade Skew

  • Prop Slip

  • Types of Propellers

  • Number of blades

  • Cupping

  • Propeller Materials

  • Gear Case Design

  • Blowout

  • Nosecones

  • Hub design

  • Surface Drives

  • Cavitation

  • Performance analysis

  • Speed Prediction

What others say...
"I highly recommend the book Secrets Of Propeller Design by Jim Russell. He has the answers to your type of questions. The book will help you out immensely in finding what works best for you and understanding what's going on under the motor"..."That book is AWESOME! I bring it work leave it by the computer at home and read it over and over. There's so much useful info there". [James "Whipper", Prince George B.C. Canada, Oct 2009]

"Probably the best overall research I've read is for full sized props and addresses racing applications" [JB - May 2013]

"This is a "must have" book for serious boaters, designers and enthusiasts that have "a need to know".[Scream and Fly on-line magazine, Feb 2006]

[download the "Secrets of Propeller Design" Table of Contents (TOC)]

[see "Propeller Terminology"]

 

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tbdpv7_boxGIF_150.gif (64x46 -- 6848 bytes)Also see: "PropWorks2© Prop Selection & Speed Prediction" (software)  -including Motor database of over OEM engine specifications

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See Jimboat's articles on Propellers and design...
Hot Boat - June 2008
Hot Boat
(June 2008)
"Gearcase Blowout"		 PB&RIB - May 2014
PB&RIB
(Aug 2014)
"Anatomy of Propellers"		 PB&RIB - June 2012
PB&RIB
(Jun 2012)
"Successful Propeller Testing"		 IMBPA Propeller magazine - March 2016
IMPBA Propeller
(Mar 2016)
"How a Propeller Does It's Job"		 PBR - Jun/Jul 2016
PB&RIB
(Jun/Jul2016)
"Propeller Slip"		 PBR - Jun-July2019
PB&RIB
(Jun-July-2019)
"Propeller Pitch"
 

Fundamentals of cavitation, ventilation, "BlowOut" - and how to avoid problems.  

Advantages of all types of props - including cleaver, chopper, round-ear, weedless, racing cleaver. 3, 4, 5 & 6 blade propeller design & performance discussed.

Propeller cup, rake, pitch, skew, venting, and effects on performance.
 
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 		 Details of "How the Propeller works", including an explanation of all of the operating parts, functions and features of a propeller.

...find out more...
 

The book provides explanation of how Propeller Pitch, Diameter, Rake, Blade Section Types, Blade Thickness, Skew affect performance.

Advanced propping topics include Prop Slip, types of Propellers, Three, Four & Five-Blade Props, Cupping, Materials and Blade modifications, Vented Blades, Through hub & Over hub exhaust.

Even Gear Case Design is covered and includes Water Intake, Propeller Lift, Skeg Design, Causes of Blowout, Lower Unit Designs, Nosecones, surface drives and in-depth discussion of cavitation, modes and effects.

[download the "Secrets of Propeller Design"
Table of Contents]

[see "Propeller Terminology"]
histor7.jpg   histor1.jpg History of the very first applications of propeller...like Archimedes' invention of the screw pump, also designed for supplying irrigation water, and the forerunner of the screw propeller. ...and like original drawings by Leonardo da Vinci containing water screws for pumping.
 
histor3.jpg		 Screw propellers installed in the 1860 era lacked refinement, but their performance exceeded other devices of that time.  The paddle wheel was gradually rendered obsolete in seagoing ships, as the screw propeller became the only type of propulsion in ships...
  Modern day propellers and the art of "advanced propping" is outlined, including applications of three blade, four blade and five-blade propellers, properties of aluminum, bronze, stainless steel and even plastic propellers.

Speed prediction formulae and propeller selection methods.
histor6.jpg   blade-pressures-and-cavitat.jpg (150x110 -- 17619 bytes) The hydrodynamic drag of the gear case can be a primary contributor to overall drag.  Manufacturers have recently realized the tremendous impact of aerodynamics and hydrodynamics on hull performance. Today outboard and out-drive design has reached a point where model changes are dictated by the design of the gear case

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