Design, Modelling and Simulation of BLDC Motor Driven Hub less Thrusters for Underwater Vehicles

Abstract

This paper presents the conceptual design of a hub-less thruster for Unmanned underwater vehicles, Autonomous underwater vehicle or/and Remotely operated vehicles to optimize its performance. Design requirements and critical parameters were analyzed on Solidworks and Altair Flux by rapid design prototyping methods. The software tools used to achieve the required target were vitally accounted for in the analytical procedures and designing. The design procedure encompasses Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) with propeller and motor parameter realization design. The amalgamation of these techniques gives output in terms of torque, power and thrust. These parameters were then compared to a commercially available thruster while incorporating the housing technique of the reference into the design thruster.
Keywords—hub-less thruster,Solidworks, Altair Flux,Computational Fluid Dynamics