Head Wave Simulation of a KCS Model Using OpenFOAM for the Assessment of Sea-Margin

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Hafizul Islam ◽  
Carlos Guedes Soares
Keyword(s):  
Head Wave ◽  
Container Ship ◽  
Added Resistance ◽  
Free Condition ◽  
Wave Simulation ◽  
Calm Water ◽  
Sinkage And Trim ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Design Speed ◽  
Propulsion Power

Abstract The paper presents calm water and head wave simulation results for a KRISO Container Ship (KCS) model. All simulations have been performed using the open source CFD toolkit, OpenFOAM. Initially, a systematic verification study is presented using the ITTC guideline to assess the simulation associated uncertainties. After that, a validation study is performed to assess the accuracy of the results. Next, calm water simulations are performed with sinkage and trim free condition at varying speeds. Later, head wave simulations are performed with heave and pitch free motion. Simulations are repeated for varying wave lengths to assess the encountered added resistance by the ship in design speed. The results are validated against available experimental data. Finally, power predictions are made for both calm water and head wave cases to assess the required propulsion power. The paper tries to assess the validity of using 25% addition as sea margin over calm water prediction to consider wave encounters

Head Wave Simulation of a KCS Model Using OpenFOAM for the Assessment of Sea-Margin

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafizul Islam ◽  
C. Guedes Soares
Keyword(s):  
Head Wave ◽  
Container Ship ◽  
Added Resistance ◽  
Free Condition ◽  
Wave Simulation ◽  
Calm Water ◽  
Sinkage And Trim ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Design Speed ◽  
Propulsion Power

Abstract The paper presents calm water and head wave simulation results for a KRISO Container Ship (KCS) model. All simulations have been performed using the open source CFD toolkit, OpenFOAM. Initially, a systematic verification study has been performed using the ITTC guideline to assess the simulation associated uncertainties. After that, a validation study has been performed to assess the accuracy of the results. Next, calm water simulations have been performed with sinkage and trim free condition at varying speeds. Later, head wave simulations have been performed with heave and pitch free motion. Simulations were repeated for varying wave lengths to assess the encountered added resistance by the ship in design speed. The results have been validated against available experimental data. Finally, power predictions have been made for both calm water and head wave cases to assess the required propulsion power. The paper tries to assess the validity of using 25% addition as sea margin over calm water prediction to consider wave encounters.

EFD and CFD Study of Forces, Ship Motions, and Flow Field for KRISO Container Ship Model in Waves

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (01) ◽  
pp. 61-80
Author(s):  
Ping-Chen Wu ◽  
Md. Alfaz Hossain ◽  
Naoki Kawakami ◽  
Kento Tamaki ◽  
Htike Aung Kyaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Flow Simulation ◽  
Wake Flow ◽  
Ship Motions ◽  
Container Ship ◽  
Added Resistance ◽  
Ocean Engineering ◽  
Ship Model ◽  
Calm Water

Ship motion responses and added resistance in waves have been predicted by a wide variety of computational tools. However, validation of the computational flow field still remains a challenge. In the previous study, the flow field around the Korea Research Institute for Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) Very Large Crude-oil Carrier 2 tanker model with and without propeller condition and without rudder condition was measured by the authors, as well as the resistance and self-propulsion tests in waves. In this study, the KRISO container ship model appended with a rudder was used for the higher Froude number .26 and smaller block coefficient .65. The experiments were conducted in the Osaka University towing tank using a 3.2-m-long ship model for resistance and self-propulsion tests in waves. Viscous flow simulation was performed by using CFDShip-Iowa. The wave conditions proposed in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Workshop 2015 were considered, i.e., the wave-ship length ratio λ/L = .65, .85, 1.15, 1.37, 1.95, and calm water. The objective of this study was to validate CFD results by Experimental Fluid Dynamics (EFD) data for ship vertical motions, added resistance, and wake flow field. The detailed flow field for nominal wake and self-propulsion condition will be analyzed for λ/L = .65, 1.15, 1.37, and calm water. Furthermore, bilge vortex movement and boundary layer development on propeller plane, propeller thrust, and wake factor oscillation in waves will be studied.

Experiments and Computations for KCS Added Resistance for Variable Heading

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Sadat-Hosseini ◽  
Serge Toxopeus ◽  
Dong Hwan Kim ◽  
Teresa Castiglione ◽  
Yugo Sanada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Profile ◽  
Engine Performance ◽  
Head Wave ◽  
Added Resistance ◽  
Local Flow ◽  
Wake Field ◽  
Head Waves ◽  
Calm Water ◽  
Free Surface Profile ◽  
Peak Location

Experiments, CFD and PF studies are performed for the KCS containership advancing at Froude number 0.26 in calm water and regular waves. The validation studies are conducted for variable wavelength and wave headings with wave slope of H/λ=1/60. CFD computations are conducted using two solvers CFDShip-Iowa and STAR-CCM+. PF studies are conducted using FATIMA. For CFD computations, calm water and head wave simulations are performed by towing the ship fixed in surge, sway, roll and yaw, but free to heave and pitch. For variable wave heading simulations, the roll motion is also free. For PF, the ship model moves at a given speed and the oscillations around 6DOF motions are computed for variable wave heading while the surge motion for head waves is restrained by adding a very large surge damping. For calm water, computations showed E<4%D for the resistance,<8%D for the sinkage, and <40%D for the trim. In head waves with variable wavelength, the errors for first harmonic variables for CFD and PF computations were small, <5%DR for amplitudes and <4%2π for phases. The errors for zeroth harmonics of motions and added resistance were large. For the added resistance, the largest error was for the peak location at λ/L=1.15 where the data also show large scatter. For variable wave heading at λ/L=1.0, the errors for first harmonic amplitudes were <17%DR for CFD and <26%DR for PF. The comparison errors for first harmonic phases were E<24%2π. The errors for the zeroth harmonic of motions and added resistance were again large. PF studies for variable wave headings were also conducted for more wavelength condition, showing good predictions for the heave and pitch motions for all cases while the surge and roll motions and added resistance were often not well predicted. Local flow studies were conducted for λ/L=1.37 to investigate the free surface profile and wake field predicted by CFD. The results showed a significant fluctuation in the wake field which can affect the propeller/engine performance. Additionally it was found that the average propeller inflow to the propeller is significantly higher in waves.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Effect of Container Ship Characteristics on Added Resistance in Waves

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 696
Author(s):  
Ivana Martić ◽  
Nastia Degiuli ◽  
Andrea Farkas ◽  
Ivan Gospić
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Irregular Waves ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Radius Of Gyration ◽  
Container Ship ◽  
Added Resistance ◽  
Head Waves ◽  
Calm Water ◽  
Added Resistance In Waves ◽  
Longitudinal Position

Added resistance in waves is one of the main causes of an increase in required power when a ship operates in actual service conditions. The assessment of added resistance in waves is important from both an economic and environmental point of view, owing to increasingly stringent rules set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) with the aim to reduce CO2 emission by ships. For that reason, it is desirable to evaluate the added resistance in waves already in the preliminary ship design stage both in regular and irregular waves. Ships are traditionally designed and optimized with respect to calm water conditions. Within this research, the effect of prismatic coefficient, longitudinal position of the centre of buoyancy, trim, pitch radius of gyration, and ship speed on added resistance is investigated for the KCS (Kriso Container Ship) container ship in regular head waves and for different sea states. The calculations are performed using the 3D panel method based on Kelvin type Green function. The results for short waves are corrected to adequately take into account the diffraction component. The obtained results provide an insight into the effect of variation of ship characteristics on added resistance in waves.

Optimization of RANS Solver Simulation Setup for Propeller Open Water Performance Prediction

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Islam ◽  
Fatima Jahra ◽  
Michael Doucet
Keyword(s):  
Domain Size ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Fractional Factorial ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Calm Water ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Open Water Performance ◽  
Thrust And Torque ◽  
Simulation Time ◽  
Fixed Pitch

Mesh and domain optimization strategies for a RANS solver to accurately estimate the open water propulsive characteristics of fixed pitch propellers are proposed based on examining the effect of different mesh and computation domain parameters. The optimized mesh and domain size parameters were selected using Design of Experiments (DoE) methods enabling simulations to be carried out in a limited memory environment, and in a timely manner; without compromising the accuracy of results. A Reynolds-Averaged Navier Stokes solver is used to predict the propulsive performance of a fixed pitch propeller. The predicted thrust and torque for the propeller were compared to the corresponding measurements. A total of six meshing parameters were selected that could affect the computational results of propeller open water performance. A two-level fractional factorial design was used to screen out parameters that do not significantly contribute to explaining the dependent parameters: namely simulation time, propeller thrust and propeller torque. A total of 32 simulations were carried out only to find out that the selected six meshing parameters were significant in defining the response parameters. Optimum values of each of the input parameters were obtained for the DOE technique and additional simulations were run with those parameters. The simulation results were validated using open water experimental results of the same propeller. It was found that with the optimized meshing arrangement, the propeller opens simulation time was reduced by at least a factor of 6 as compared to the generally popular meshing arrangement. Also, the accuracy of propulsive characteristics was improved by up to 50% as compared to published simulation results. The methodologies presented in this paper can be similarly applied to other simulations such as calm water ship resistance, ship propulsion to systematically derive the optimized meshing arrangement for simulations with minimal simulation time and maximum accuracy. This investigation was carried out using STAR-CCM+, a commercial CFD package; however the findings can be applied to any RANS solver.

A Proposal for Performance Criteria for Propulsion Losses Due to Ship Steering

1982 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Reid
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Relative Performance ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Ship Steering ◽  
Calm Water ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Hydrodynamic Data

The problem of definition of propulsion loss related to ship steering is addressed. Performance criteria representative of propulsion losses due to steering over a range of operating conditions including operation in calm water and a seaway are considered. Criteria are derived from strict analytical considerations and from empirical assumptions based on experimentally derived hydrodynamic data. The applicability of these various criteria and the implications for both assessment of relative performance of existing ship autopilots and for the design of new steering controllers is discussed in relation to simulation results for a high-speed containership.

scholarly journals Impact of trim on added resistance of KRISO container ship (KCS) in head waves: An experimental and numerical study

2020 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. 107594
Author(s):  
Emil Shivachev ◽  
Mahdi Khorasanchi ◽  
Sandy Day ◽  
Osman Turan
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Study ◽  
Container Ship ◽  
Added Resistance ◽  
Head Waves

Model Tests of a Caisson in Wet Towing for Assessing Resistance and Stability in Calm Water and Waves

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Wook Park ◽  
Jeonghwa Seo ◽  
Shin Hyung Rhee
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Model Tests ◽  
Added Resistance ◽  
Power Requirement ◽  
Effective Power ◽  
Six Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Calm Water ◽  
Improved Stability ◽  
Scale Ratio ◽  
The Stability

A series of model tests of a caisson in wet towing were conducted in a towing tank to assess the stability and effective power requirement in calm water and head sea conditions. The scale ratio of the model was 1/30, and the model-length-based Froude number in the tests ranged from 0.061 to 0.122, which is equivalent to 2 and 4 knots in the full scale, respectively. During the towing of the model, tension on the towline and six-degrees-of-freedom (6DOF) motion of the model were measured. Under the calm water condition, the effects of towing speed, draft, and initial trim variation on the towing stability and effective power were investigated. Initial trim improved stability and reduced required towing power. In head seas, effective power and towing stability were changed with the wavelength. It increased as the wavelength became longer, but the added resistance in long waves also stabilized the model with reduced yaw motion.

Stern Flap–Waterjet–Hull Interactions and Mechanism: A Case of Waterjet-Propelled Trimaran With Stern Flap

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Jianing Zhang ◽  
Yuchen Shang
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Local Effects ◽  
Resistance Components ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Resistance Reduction ◽  
Sinkage And Trim ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Design Speed ◽  
Pressure Resistance

Abstract To research the stern flap (SF) and waterjet–hull interaction, unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (URANS) simulations for a waterjet-propelled trimaran considering sinkage and trim are performed. Uncertainty analysis of the numerical results for the bare hull (BH) model is presented. At the design speed Froude number (Fr) of 0.6 and under displacement state, the model-scaled trimaran, installed with stern flaps of varied angle and length, tests the BH and self-propulsion (SP) performance based on URANS simulations. For the resistance, the global effects due to motions and the local effects of SF, waterjets (WJ), and the coupled term between SF and WJ on the hull are separately analyzed. Taking the waterjet propulsion system into account, an SP model with reasonable stern flap effectively reduces the trim, the resistance acting on the hull and the waterjet thrust deduction which contributes to energy-saving and high-efficiency propulsion. The mechanism of the improved performance of the waterjet-propelled trimaran with stern flaps is discussed. For the resistance increment, the global effects, the local effects of SF and WJ are the major reason for resistance increase, and the nonlinear coupled term of local effects contributes to the resistance reduction most. In addition, the different resistance components of frictional, hydrostatic, and hydrodynamic are separately researched, which shows that the pressure resistance components plays a leading role in the total resistance reduction in the SP model with the suitable SF.

Response Surface Models for Analyzing Planing Hull Motions in a Vertical Plane

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanvir Mehedi Sayeed ◽  
Leonard M. Lye ◽  
Heather Peng
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Uniform Design ◽  
Vertical Plane ◽  
Statistical Design ◽  
Surrogate Models ◽  
Center Of Gravity ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Strip Theory ◽  
Calm Water ◽  
Sinkage And Trim

A non-linear mathematical model, Planing Hull Motion Program (PHMP) has been developed based on strip theory to predict the heave and pitch motions of planing hull at high speed in head seas. PHMP has been validated against published model test data. For various combinations of design parameters, PHMP can predict the heave and pitch motions and bow and center of gravity accelerations with reasonable accuracy at planing and semi-planing speeds. This paper illustrates an application of modern statistical design of experiment (DOE) methodology to develop simple surrogate models to assess planing hull motions in a vertical plane (surge, heave and pitch) in calm water and in head seas. Responses for running attitude (sinkage and trim) in calm water, and for heave and pitch motions and bow and center of gravity accelerations in head seas were obtained from PHMP based on a multifactor uniform design scheme. Regression surrogate models were developed for both calm water and in head seas for each of the relevant responses. Results showed that the simple one line regression models provided adequate fit to the generated responses and provided valuable insights into the behaviour of planing hull motions in a vertical plane. The simple surrogate models can be a quick and useful tool for the designers during the preliminary design stages.

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