What’s New in HydroComp PropElements 2025
New features for wake-adapted propeller design and analysis
Development in 2025 for HydroComp PropElements offers new technical features and workflow improvements.
Release Build 2025.1
Miscellaneous
- Updated table formatting.
- Added context tooltip information for data that exceeds criteria.
New Power-Based Design Reference
In addition to preparing a design solution for Pitch and/or Camber using a “thrust identity”, you can now use a “power identity”. By selecting the Given loading reference as Power, you can optimize a design for the objective of maintaining a particular power loading with highest thrust. This also extends to solving for an equilibrium RPM, whereby the loading reference can now be Thrust or Power.
Enhanced 3D Rendering, Smoothing, and Exports
Several improvements to 3D data development, rendering, blade smoothing, and exports have been developed. This includes:
- Introduction of a minimum tip chord length
- A new “Polar” blade outline (chord distribution) option that is beneficial for 3D surface development
- Identification of Rounded or Straight blade outlines for best shape definition
- Updates to the rendering library
- Export of the 2D propeller in both IGES and STEP format. (The mesh variant can be exported as STL.)
Release Build 2025.0
Miscellaneous
- Added first-quadrant parameters to KTKQ calc (in four-quadrant format).
- Improved 3D rendering.
- New licensing options.
About HydroComp PropElements
For additional information, click to: www.hydrocompinc.com/solutions/propelements
Watch the Intro to PropElements video: https://youtu.be/1oYTHTaDw78
For more information, contact: Donald MacPherson, Technical Director. +1 603-868-3344. donald.macpherson@hydrocompinc.com
Download the full press release here.
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