Entry Date:
February 2, 2012

OpenProp

Principal Investigator George Karniadakis

Co-investigators Julie Chalfant , Pradya Prempraneerach , Chryssostomos Chryssostomidis


his group, funded by Google, is creating a GUI-based, user-friendly tool that allows both professionals and novices to design propellers and turbines using open-source code. The team maintains the OpenProp Wiki where you will find free software for designing optimized marine propulsors.