Hi all, I've been slowly tinkering away at an ROV design and I decided to experiment with designing my own propellers and different motors.
I came across a software script by Brenden Epps and Richard Kimball called OpenProp. The script is open source and free, but unfortunately requires MATLAB, which isn't free. So I decided to port the script over to Python.
The project is still very early, but so far I have a fully graphical interface where you can enter your motor RPM, thrust and a few other details and it'll create an "optimized" propeller configuration. Because its a port of OpenProp, it has the ability to add ducts and even design turbine blades as well.
If anyone's interested in playing around with it feel free to check it out. https://github.com/ianbohannon/PythonProp
I also created a discord for anyone who wants to help out or just share some ideas. https://discord.gg/MfNfRmAY