GridPro Xpress Propeller

Automatic blocking for ducted and open water propeller blades with high rake and pitch in minutes and exports to all major solver formats.

Why GridPro Xpress Propeller?

GridPro Xpress Propeller is an advanced meshing tool designed for high-precision propeller simulations, offering accurate performance predictions by resolving complex flow features like vortices, cavitation, and boundary layers with high fidelity. Its refined grid captures intricate blade geometries, including sharp edges and high rake, enabling effective prediction of flow separation and maximizing efficiency.

GridPro Xpress excels in handling turbulence, wake field, and hull-propeller interaction, ensuring realistic assessments of propulsive efficiency and pressure fluctuations. Additionally, the tool’s specialized capabilities in cavitation modeling support precise cavitation inception predictions and acoustic performance analysis.

By delivering optimized meshes, GridPro Xpress Propeller enables engineers to design highly efficient and noise-reduced propellers for diverse operational requirements.

High-Fidelity Propeller Performance Analysis
Accurate Capturing of Blade Curvature and Geometry
Effective Handling of Turbulence
Detailed Wake Field Prediction

High-Fidelity Propeller Performance Analysis
Accurate Capturing of Blade Curvature and Geometry
Effective Handling of Turbulence
Detailed Wake Field Prediction

High-Fidelity Propeller Performance Analysis

GridPro Xpress Propeller enables accurate predictions of propeller performance by generating high-resolution grids that effectively capture complex flow features like vortex structures, cavitation, and boundary layer effects. The precision of these meshes allows for accurate representation of vortices, which are critical for evaluating propeller efficiency and noise levels. ...

Ship propeller blade curvature and geometry

Accurate Capturing of Blade Curvature and Geometry

GridPro Xpress Propeller is designed to precisely capture the intricate geometries of propeller blades, including high rake and pitch. Its high-quality mesh capabilities allow for the blade curvature and sharp edges to be accurately defined without smoothening, which can compromise simulation accuracy. By enabling local refinement, Xpress Propeller focuses resolution on critical areas, like the leading and tra...

Boundary layer padding for a marine propeller

Effective Handling of Turbulence

GridPro Xpress Propeller excels in handling turbulence in propeller CFD simulations by generating high-quality structured meshes essential for accurate boundary layer capture. This precise meshing, particularly near blade surfaces, ensures that Y+ values stay within ideal ranges as required for RANS and LES, essential for predicting drag and flow separation accurately. At higher propeller loadings where viscou...

Ducted propeller wake field down stream of the propeller

Ducted propeller wake field down stream of the propeller mobile

Detailed Wake Field Prediction

GridPro Xpress Propeller excels at wake field prediction by generating high-quality, structured meshes that accurately resolve complex wake interactions downstream of the propeller. The tool’s mesh refinement captures critical details in wake regions, including vortex breakdown, wake contraction, and diffusion processes. This resolution is essential for predicting the intricate flow structures found in ducte...

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Contact Information

Headquarters

Program Development Company LLC
1010 Brickell Avenue , Unit 2704
Miami, Florida , USA 33131.
Phone: (914) 761-1732

Email: info@gridpro.com

Branch

PDC LLC India, 39/2, Near Sisters of Camilius,
Hennur main road, Above Axis Bank.
Bangalore- 560043, India.
Phone: +91-80-41722259