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Federico
Ansys Employee

Another thing to consider is whether the Torque you are getting accounts for the prescribed motion that you are setting.

Perhaps you should consider using the 6DOF model 13.6. Using Dynamic Meshes (ansys.com) to get the true torque from the fluid acting on the rotor.