Pure Yaw Simulations of Fast Delft Catamaran 372 in Deep Water

Author(s):  
Suleyman Duman ◽  
Sakir Bal

Fast marine vehicles have become more important than ever before due to increasing need and population. In maritime sector, special ship types such as catamaran and trimaran have already been designed and/or built to the civil and naval areas of use. The hydrodynamic performance of these vessels is an interesting problem for naval architects due to the wave interference between the hulls. From this point of view, a generic high-speed catamaran hull form (Delft catamaran 372 or DC372) has been chosen for the numerical prediction of manoeuvring coefficients. To achieve this, the pure yaw captive manoeuvre simulations of the DC372 have been performed in deep water conditions at several oscillating frequencies by using CFD method. The unsteady RANS equations have been solved under incompressible, viscous and fully turbulent flow conditions. The uncertainty in the computations has been determined using proper techniques. Manoeuvring coefficients have been calculated by processing time dependent force/moment signals obtained numerically with the help of Fourier analysis. Due to the accurate grid structure used here, numerical ventilation has been prevented and wave deformations have been captured well.

Author(s):  
Suleyman Duman ◽  
Ali Dogrul ◽  
Burak Yildiz ◽  
Raju Datla

The increasing demands in high-speed transportation have brought the multi-hull forms into the forefront. Many applications have already been realized in civil transportation and naval purposes. The design features and performance characteristics of these vessels differ from mono-hull due to the wave interference phenomenon. Nowadays, evaluation of ship hydrodynamics with CFD has become very popular and successful results have been achieved. Based on this, it is aimed to contribute to the prediction of wave interference effects of a trimaran surface combatant, advancing in deep, unbounded and calm water, by applying the CFD method. A trimaran model with a scale of 1/125 was chosen for the numerical investigation. Primarily, a V&V study was conducted by using proper techniques. Then, the form factor of the trimaran was calculated with two different methods: Prohaska and double-body. The hydrodynamic analyses were performed under incompressible, viscous and fully turbulent flow conditions. Computational results were compared in terms of resistance components and interference factors. The form factor prediction methods were discussed regarding wave interference.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Gao ◽  
Yang ◽  
Li ◽  
Dong

Under the condition of large water immersion, surface-piercing propellers are inclined to be heavy loaded. In order to improve the hydrodynamic performance of the surface-piercing propeller, the installation of a vent pipe in front of a propeller disc is more widely used in the propulsion device of high speed planning crafts. Based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method, this paper studied the influence of diverse vent pipe diameters on hydrodynamic performance of the surface-piercing propeller under full water immersion conditions. The numerical results show that, with the increase of vent pipe diameters, the thrust and torque of the surface-piercing propeller decrease after ventilation, and the efficiency of the propeller increases rapidly; the low pressure area near the back root of the blade becomes smaller and smaller gradually; and the peak of periodic vibration of thrust and torque can be effectively reduced. The numerical results demonstrate that the installation of artificial vent pipe effectively improves the hydrodynamic performance of surface piercing propeller in the field of high speed crafts, and the increase of artificial vent pipe diameter plays an active role in the propulsion efficiency of the surface-piercing propeller.


Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongmei Yang ◽  
Zhen Ren ◽  
Zhiqun Guo ◽  
Zeyang Gao

When operated under large water immersion, surface piercing propellers are prone to be in heavy load conditions. To improve the hydrodynamic performance of the surface piercing propellers, engineers usually artificially ventilate the blades by equipping a vent pipe in front of the propeller disc. In this paper, the influence of artificial ventilation on the hydrodynamic performance of surface piercing propellers under full immersion conditions was investigated using the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method. The numerical results suggest that the effect of artificial ventilation on the pressure distribution on the blades decreases along the radial direction. And at low advancing speed, the thrust, torque as well as the efficiency of the propeller are smaller than those without ventilation. However, with the increase of the advancing speed, the efficiency of the propeller rapidly increases and can be greater than the without-ventilation case. The numerical results demonstrates the effectiveness of the artificial ventilation approach for improving the hydrodynamic performance of the surface piercing propellers for high speed planning crafts.


CFD letters ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Muhammad Arif Budiyanto ◽  
Naufal Yudha Prawira ◽  
Haekal Dwiputra

The hydrofoil is one of the hydrodynamic support technologies for marine vehicles that provide a high performance and are feasible to operate. The mounting position of hydrofoils on the hull is one of the keys to improving the hydrodynamic performance, where the existing academic literature to find the optimum position of hydrodynamic is still deficient. The objective of this study is to compare the mounting locations of hydrofoil in the horizontal axis in a high-speed patrol vessel. The comparison result is based on the computational fluid dynamics where the basic model was validated using experimental data. Three mounting location cases of hydrofoils were performed i.e. middle section, stern section, and behind the stern. The result shows that the optimal hydrofoil mounting position is after the transom. In this position, the value of the lift-to-drag ratio is higher by an average of 10% - 29% compared to other positions depending on the speed of the ship.


2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 4610-4615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Sheng Yan ◽  
Xiao Ying Xu ◽  
Yan Xin Feng

This paper proposed a new high-speed deformable trimaran based on DTMB5415, and discussed its advantages and applications. We computed the hydrodynamic performance with CFD method and analyzed the wave-making interference and resistance performance for eight different arrangements of this trimaran. The results show an optimal layout for this high-speed deformable trimaran, which can decrease the resistance of per unit displacement mass about 32%.


Author(s):  
Martina Andrun ◽  
Josip Bašić ◽  
Branko Blagojević ◽  
Branko Klarin

Hydroelastic effects during slamming of high-speed marine vehicles affect the development of the pressure along their bottom. The aim of this study is to investigate coupling process of a novel CFD method and a FEM structural solver for simulation of hydroelastic slamming. As slamming is characterised by violent and strongly nonlinear fluid–structure interaction, the flow solver is based on a Lagrangian, volume–conservative, second–order accurate method, meshless FDM. Rhoxyz fluid solver is coupled to CalculiX structural solver, through a partitioned bidirectional coupling tool, preCICE. After the validation of coupling using a dam break experiment, the effect of hydroelasticity in slamming is studied by analysing the pressure and deformations of the structure during water entries of a deformable symmetrical wedge with low angle of deadrise.


Author(s):  
Abbas Dashtimanesh ◽  
Fatemeh Roshan ◽  
Sasan Tavakoli ◽  
Ahmadreza Kohansal ◽  
Bahare Barmala

Categorized as one of high-speed marine vehicles, stepped planing hulls have the potential to reach relatively high speed in the sea by decreasing wetted surface. There were and still are some challenges in modeling of these vessels and design of ideal situation of steps. In the current study, a numerical-based method has been used to provide understanding about the effect of step height and its location on hydrodynamic characteristics of double-stepped planing plates. At the first step, one-stepped planing plate is numerically simulated. Results are compared against exiting numerical data, suggesting that results of the current numerical simulation are similar to results of previous numerical simulations. Then, double-stepped planing plates are modeled and pressure distribution, wetted length, free surface elevation and drag over lift ratio are computed. It is seen that, ventilation length behind the step and pressure coefficient are increased when step height of one- and a double-stepped planing plates are increased. It has been shown that, unlike an one-stepped planing plate, drag coefficient of a double-stepped planing plate can be increased when the step height is increased. The effects of the location of the second step on the performance of the planing plate have been explored, showing that this position plays a critical role on hydrodynamic forces. It is demonstrated that when the smallest possible lift force is produced by the middle-body, the plate shows the best performance (highest lift over drag ratio).


Author(s):  
Bo Wang ◽  
Chi Zhang ◽  
Yuzhen Lin ◽  
Xin Hui ◽  
Jibao Li

In order to balance the low emission and wide stabilization for lean premixed prevaporized (LPP) combustion, the centrally staged layout is preferred in advanced aero-engine combustors. However, compared with the conventional combustor, it is more difficult for the centrally staged combustor to light up as the main stage air layer will prevent the pilot fuel droplets arriving at igniter tip. The goal of the present paper is to study the effect of the main stage air on the ignition of the centrally staged combustor. Two cases of the main swirler vane angle of the TeLESS-II combustor, 20 deg and 30 deg are researched. The ignition results at room inlet temperature and pressure show that the ignition performance of the 30 deg vane angle case is better than that of the 20 deg vane angle case. High-speed camera, planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF), and computational fluids dynamics (CFD) are used to better understand the ignition results. The high-speed camera has recorded the ignition process, indicated that an initial kernel forms just adjacent the liner wall after the igniter is turned on, the kernel propagates along the radial direction to the combustor center and begins to grow into a big flame, and then it spreads to the exit of the pilot stage, and eventually stabilizes the flame. CFD of the cold flow field coupled with spray field is conducted. A verification of the CFD method has been applied with PLIF measurement, and the simulation results can qualitatively represent the experimental data in terms of fuel distribution. The CFD results show that the radial dimensions of the primary recirculation zone of the two cases are very similar, and the dominant cause of the different ignition results is the vapor distribution of the fuel. The concentration of kerosene vapor of the 30 deg vane angle case is much larger than that of the 20 deg vane angle case close to the igniter tip and along the propagation route of the kernel, therefore, the 30 deg vane angle case has a better ignition performance. For the consideration of the ignition performance, a larger main swirler vane angle of 30 deg is suggested for the better fuel distribution when designing a centrally staged combustor.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 812
Author(s):  
Lin Hong ◽  
Renjie Fang ◽  
Xiaotian Cai ◽  
Xin Wang

This paper conducts a numerical investigation on the hydrodynamic performance of a portable autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The portable AUV is designed to cruise and perform some tasks autonomously in the underwater world. However, its dynamic performance is strongly affected by hydrodynamic effects. Therefore, it is crucial to investigate the hydrodynamic performance of the portable AUV for its accurate dynamic modeling and control. In this work, based on the designed portable AUV, a comprehensive hydrodynamic performance investigation was conducted by adopting the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. Firstly, the mechanical structure of the portable AUV was briefly introduced, and the dynamic model of the AUV, including the hydrodynamic term, was established. Then, the unknown hydrodynamic coefficients in the dynamic model were estimated through the towing experiment and the plane-motion-mechanism (PMM) experiment simulation. In addition, considering that the portable AUV was affected by wave forces when cruising near the water surface, the influence of surface waves on the hydrodynamic performance of the AUV under different wave conditions and submerged depths was analyzed. Finally, the effectiveness of our method was verified by experiments on the standard models, and a physical experiment platform was built in this work to facilitate hydrodynamic performance investigations of some portable small-size AUVs.


Author(s):  
Marcin Lefik ◽  
Krzysztof Komeza ◽  
Ewa Napieralska-Juszczak ◽  
Daniel Roger ◽  
Piotr Andrzej Napieralski

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a comparison between reluctance synchronous machine-enabling work at high internal temperature (HT° machine) with laminated and solid rotor. Design/methodology/approach To obtain heat sources for the thermal model, calculations of the electromagnetic field were made using the Opera 3D program including effect of rotation and the resulting eddy current losses. To analyse the thermal phenomenon, the 3D coupled thermal-fluid (CFD) model is used. Findings The presented results show clearly that laminated construction is much better from a point of view of efficiency and temperature. However, solid construction can be interesting for high speed machines due to their mechanical robustness. Research limitations/implications The main problem, despite the use of parallel calculations, is the long calculation time. Practical implications The obtained simulation and experimental results show the possibility of building a machine operating at a much higher ambient temperature than it was previously produced for example in the vicinity of the aircraft turbines. Originality/value The paper presents the application of fully three-dimensional coupled electromagnetic and thermal analysis of new machine constructions designed for elevated temperature.


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