First CFD Sim: Need help on calculating propeller lift

- October 18, 2025 at 6:33 pm
  
  timothy2
  Subscriber
  
  Hello everyone,
  I'm trying to use Ansys Fluent to examine the effect of increasing angular velocity on thrust for a project. I would like to calculate the thrust force generated. I have a medium and a disk with a propeller inside. How would I do so? I'm brand new to Ansys.
  Thanks in advanc
- October 19, 2025 at 3:54 pm
  
  peteroznewman
  Subscriber
  
  Since you are new to Ansys, I suggest you start learning Ansys on a simpler model.
  Do a 2D model of an airfoil in a rectangular domain and calculate the lift and drag coefficients for a known profile.
  Download a profile and test results from the link below to validate your simulation results.
  http://airfoiltools.com/airfoil/details?airfoil=n0012-il
  There are several YouTube tutorial videos that show how to do this.
- October 20, 2025 at 8:40 am
  
  Rob
  Forum Moderator
  
  And also review the content in Learning plus the tutorials in Fluent's Help system.