{"id":155522,"date":"2024-05-02T16:09:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/?p=155522"},"modified":"2025-05-02T15:12:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:12:47","slug":"team-propeller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hajim.rochester.edu\/senior-design-day\/team-propeller\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Propeller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Enhancing Marine Propulsion Efficiency: Design, Simulation, and Testing of a High-Efficiency Toroidal Propeller for Solar Splash Competition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Claire Grover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Role: Simulation Analyst<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Henry Morgan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Role: Designer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jacob Lewis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Role: Data Analyst<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Junyi Lin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Role: Manufacturer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Santino Lupica-Tondo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Role: Tester<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christopher Muir<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Toroidal propellers are at the forefront of marine propulsion innovation due to their increased efficiencies over traditional propellers. This project seeks to capture these benefits and apply them to the University of Rochester Solar Splash Team\u2019s endurance race. A toroidal shaped propeller was designed to improve the open water efficiency of Solar Splash\u2019s current traditional propeller. This would allow the Solar Splash boat to travel a further distance in their endurance race with the same power input. Through testing, simulation, and multiple rounds of optimization, a toroidal propeller was manufactured with a higher open water efficiency as proven through simulation. However, despite the promising simulation results, the propeller did not achieve a higher open water efficiency in testing. This project highlights the challenges of translating simulation results to real-world performance and underscores the importance of rigorous testing in propeller design.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You with me?<\/p>Prof. Muir, Fall 2023-Spring 2024<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Project Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The design journey of our toroidal propeller spans several phases, from initial concept to final testing, reflecting our commitment to rigorous engineering standards and innovative approaches to solving complex problems in marine propulsion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Problem Definition<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The main challenge addressed by our project was the inefficiency of the current propeller used by the UR Solar Splash boat. With the competition date looming on June 4th, 2024, our team was tasked with designing a propeller that could operate more efficiently in open water conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design Process<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The process began with the selection of a toroidal design, motivated by recent advances in marine propulsion technology that suggested increased efficiency and reduced drag. We utilized Siemens NX for the initial designs and StarCCM+ for fluid dynamics simulations to iterate toward an optimal model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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