Data Analysis and Testing

Below is where you will find the experimental data from the wind tunnel experiments. These experiments were conducted in the Mississippi State University wind tunnel at Patterson Engineering Laboratory. Dalton Lovitt led the operations of these experiments with the help of Maxwell Ford and Evrett Koslosky. Graduate Student, Matthew White, advised the group while the tests were conducted.

Experiment at a Glance
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Thrust vs Advance Ratio Reference Data

Reference Thrust Data

This data comes from our advisor, Shreyas Narsipur, and was used to verify the validity of the data from our tests.

Torque vs Advance Ratio Reference Data

Reference Torque Data

This data comes from our advisor, Shreyas Narsipur, and was used to verify the validity of the data from our tests.

Thrust Data

Graphs follow correct trend, and outliers are from data collection issues.

Changing diameter resulted in increased thrust.
The peak thrust values of this graph are far below the peak values of the pitch graph.

Changing the pitch had a significant impact on the resultant thrust.
Higher pitches resulted in greater thrust.
Relationship between C_T and J is mostly linear except when J is close to 0.

Torque Data

Graphs follow correct trend, and outliers are from data collection issues.

Diameter change impact on torque is miniscule.
For smaller advanced ratios, increasing diameter decreased the torque.

Increasing pitch has a significant effect in increasing torque.
Similarly to C_T, the relationship between C_Q and J is mostly linear except when J is close to 0.

Efficiency vs Advance Ratio Reference Data

Reference Efficiency Data

Our efficiency data, to the right did not match the reference data, to the left. This could be because of data processing issues in MATLAB.