EFD and CFD Characterization of a CLT Propeller

Table 2

Discretization parameters for RANSE meshes—cavitating case.

	Coarse mesh	Medium mesh	Fine mesh
Base size	1.8 times prop. diam.	1.8 times prop. diam.	1.8 times prop. diam.
Prism layer thickness	2 mm	2 mm	2 mm
Number of prism Layers	8	10	15
Minimum mesh surface size	0.04% of base size	0.02% of base size	0.02% of base size
Target mesh surface size	5% of base size	2.5% of base size	2.5% of base size
Total number of cells/blade	~500 k	~1 M	~1.5 M