COMPUTER-AIDED MARINE PROPELLER INSPECTION DATA-ANALYSIS

Major advances have been made in recent years in marine propeller desi gn and manufacturing technology. These advances have allowed accompany ing major advances in propeller inspection data analysis technology. T his paper describes the current state of propeller inspection analysis technology as incorporated in the recently developed software, PROPAR . New analytical capabilities implemented in the software, including l ocalized contour and hydrodynamic parameter analyses, provide propelle r manufacturing and design engineers with previously unavailable insig ht into machined propeller shape and expected propeller performance.