A complete design of ducted propellers using the new computer system

The computer system for the completed design of the ducted ship propellers has some common blocks and procedures with the analogical system for open propellers that has already been presented in detail in the Polish Maritime Research [1]. This article describes only these blocks and procedures which are specific for the design of ducted propellers. These new blocks concern first of all the procedures for the design calculation of ducted propellers and for the analysis of the ducted propeller operation in the non-uniform velocity field behind the ship hull. The comparative analysis of computation results for different types of ducts is also presented.