JF Iglesias, Heliciel developer and author of the articles
JF Iglesias develops Heliciel and the Mecaflux software suite, and writes the articles and tutorials on this site. Heliciel and Mecaflux are registered trademarks; the software is developed in France by the company JF Iglesias, which owns the copyright, and is distributed by mecaflux.com.
1: What he writes on this site
The articles and tutorials on heliciel.com are written by JF Iglesias, except for the documents in the bibliography and the articles by partner writers, which carry their author's name. The theory pages set out the methods the software implements:
- Froude theory for propellers
- Blade element momentum theory (BEM)
- Prandtl lifting line theory
- BEM vs CFD on the same propeller
The tutorials show these methods applied step by step in the software: Heliciel tutorials and Heliciel PRO CFD tutorials.
2: Results checked against measurements
The validation pages compare Heliciel's calculations with published measurements, with the deviations found and their causes:
- Validation against published data: Wageningen B-series
- Wind tunnel validation: NR640 and DA4002 aircraft propellers
- Experimental CFD validation
- The Wageningen B-series in Heliciel
3: Contact
Technical questions, an error to report in an article, or a design study request: Mecaflux contact form.
Professional profile: JF Iglesias on LinkedIn.
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