Wings and rotors (open or inside a shroud/duct).
an open-source Boundary Element Method Code
History
PROPAN: Propeller Panel Code.
Started to be developed at IST in 1996.
Originally for potential flow calculations on marine propellers.
Developed then by J. Falcão de Campos and João Baltazar.
Current Features
Applied, verified and validated for:
Examples
Wings
Elliptical Wing. Different Wake model possibilities.
Open Propellers
Ducted Propellers
Tidal Turbines
Wind Turbines
Publications
Buralli, L. (2021). Aerodynamic Performance Prediction of a Wind Turbine in Steady and Unsteady Conditions Using a Panel Method. Instituto Superior Técnico.
Baltazar, J., de Campos, J. A. C. F., Bosschers, J., & Rijpkema, D. (2019). Recent Developments in Computational Methods for the Analysis of Ducted Propellers in Open Water. Journal of Ship Research, 63, 219–234. https://doi.org/10.5957/JOSR.09180063
Quarona, E. (2019). Design loading optimization of a horizontal axis turbine with lifting line and panel methods [Master of Science]. Instituto Superior Técnico.
Baltazar, J., Rijpkema, D., Falcão de Campos, J., & Bosschers, J. (2018). Prediction of the Open-Water Performance of Ducted Propellers with a Panel Method. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 6(1), 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse6010027
Gomes, M. (2016). Cálculo das flutuações de pressão induzidas pelo propulsor marítimo com um método de elementos de fronteira [Master of Science]. Instituto Superior Técnico.
Cabral, P. B. M. (2016). Modelo para a esteira de um bordo de fuga arredondado de uma tubeira de um hélice marítimo com o Método de Elementos de Fronteira [Master of Science]. Instituto Superior Técnico.
Baltazar, J., & Rijpkema, D. (2013). A Comparison of Panel Method and RANS Calculations for a Ducted Propeller System in Open-Water. SMP, Tasmania.
Baltazar, J., & Falcão de Campos, J. A. C. (2012). Prediction of Sheet Cavitation on Marine Current Turbines With a Boundary Element Method. Volume 7: Ocean Space Utilization; Ocean Renewable Energy, 249–257. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2012-83331
Baltazar, J. (2012). HYDRODYNAMIC DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF MARINE CURRENT TURBINES WITH LIFTING LINE AND PANEL METHODS. INORE, Massachussets, USA.
Baltazar, J., Campos, J., & Bosschers, J. (2011). Open-Water Thrust and Torque Predictions of a Ducted Propeller System With a Panel Method. 2012.
Ponte, P. (2011). Effect of the duct trailing edge geometry on the calculation of a ducted propeller with a Boundary Element Method [Master of Science]. Instituto Superior Técnico.
Baltazar, J., & Hogan, F. (2011). POTENTIAL FLOW MODELLING OF WIND AND TIDAL TURBINES WITH A PANEL METHOD. INORE, Alcoutim, Portugal.
Hogan, F. (2010). Análise do Desempenho Aerodinâmico da Turbina Eólica NREL com um Método de Elementos de Fronteira [Master of Science]. Instituto Superior Técnico.
Baltazar, J. (2010). HYDRODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF A MARINE CURRENT TURBINE WITH A BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD. INORE, Dartmouth, England.
Baltazar, J., & Campos, J. (2009, June 1). A Numerical Study on the Iterative Techniques to Solve Partial Cavitation on Marine Propellers Using BEM.
Baltazar, J. (2009). POTENTIAL FLOW CALCULATIONS ON MARINE CURRENT TURBINES WITH A BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD. INORE, Ghent, Belgium.
Baltazar, J. (2008). On the Modelling of the Potential Flow About Wings and Marine Propellers Using a Boundary Element Method [PhD]. Instituto Superior Técnico.
Baltazar, J., & Falcão de Campos, J. A. C. (2008). Unsteady Potential Flow Calculations on a Horizontal Axis Turbine. INORE, Comrie, Scotland.
Baltazar, J. (2008). A BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD FOR THE UNSTEADY HYDRODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF MARINE CURRENT TURBINES. ICOE, Brest, France.
Baltazar, J., & Campos, J. (2006, June 1). Unsteady Potential Flow Calculations of Marine Propellers Using BEM.
Baltazar, J. (2002). ESTUDO NUMÉRICO DO ESCOAMENTO POTENCIAL NA EXTREMIDADE DE ASAS ELÍPTICAS COM UM MÉTODO DE ELEMENTOS DE FRONTEIRA [Master of Science]. Instituto Superior Técnico.
