Design and Experimental Verification of Hubless Rim-Driven Propulsor Consisting of Bearingless Propeller for an Unmanned Underwater Drone

This paper presents the design and experimental verification of a hubless rim-driven propulsor (HRDP) for an unmanned underwater drone. The bearings of the HRDP are required to rotate and fix the propeller. However, the bearing increases the weight and size of the propulsor. Therefore, this paper pr...

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Main Authors: Myoung-Su Kim, Sung-An Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/21/7458