Numerical Study on the Hydrodynamic Performance of Integrated Interceptor-Flap Fitted to the Transom of a Planing Vessel

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suneela Jangam ◽  
Parameswaran Krishnankutty ◽  
Anantha Subramanian V.
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Frictional Resistance ◽  
Hydrodynamic Pressure ◽  
Power Input ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Planing Craft ◽  
Displacement Mode ◽  
Hydrodynamic Behaviour ◽  
Flap Design

Depending on the type of support, vessels are classified as displacement, semi-displacement and planing. But all types of vessels are in the displacement mode when they operate at low speed. In planing, due to the supportive hydrodynamic pressure, the hull wetted surface area reduces leading to low frictional resistance and consequent increase in speed for the same power input. Planing vessels are used for different purposes such as for fast patrol, sport activities, service, ambulance, rescue and recreation. The use of stern flaps, both fixed or controllable, interceptors and integrated interceptor-flap in high speed boats has become an acceptable option to control the running trim of the vessel to enhance its speed and powering performance. The interceptor-flap changes the pressure distribution underneath the hull which in turn causes reduced resistance acting on ships aftbody. The integrated stern interceptor-flap effect on planing craft performance depends on its parameters and also on those of the craft. So, an in depth study on the hydrodynamic behaviour of integrated interceptor-flap is essential, before it is adapted to a vessel, to get the best performance during the craft operation. In recent years, the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique has proved to be accurate and robust for hydrodynamic calculation of high-speed planing hulls. The aim of this paper is to study numerically on the performance of planing hull fitted with integrated stern interceptor-flap configuration. These studies help in understanding the flow field and other parameters on resistance of planing hulls with different flap angles. The study shows that the interceptor-flap performs well compared to bare hull. The guidelines that could be derived from these studies help in improving the interceptor-flap design for a high speed planing craft.

Hydrodynamic Performance and Appendage Considerations of Wave-Piercing Planing Craft Overlapping Waves and Porpoising

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang-Won Kim ◽  
Sang-Eui Lee ◽  
Gyoung-Woo Lee ◽  
Kwang-Cheol Seo ◽  
Nobuyuki Oshima
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Pressure Distribution ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Moving Mesh ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Hull Form ◽  
Wave Condition ◽  
Planing Craft

Abstract This work addresses the numerical study of wave-piercing planing hull and related hydrodynamic performance as the appendages. From the half century ago, the interest in high-speed planing crafts has been advanced toward maintaining performance stably. The main reasons to make it hard are instability motion occurring from porpoising and wave condition. Porpoising is mainly due to overlap the heaving and pitching motion with certain period, which is caused by instable pressure distribution and changing longitudinal location of center of gravity. In addition, in wave condition, encountering wave disturbs going into planing mode. This paper presents numerical results of wave-piercing planing hull in porpoising and wave condition. Numerical simulation is conducted via Reynolds Averaged Navier-stokes (RANS) with moving mesh techniques (overset grid), performed at different wave condition. The results for the behaviors of wave-piercing hull form are practically presented and investigated in this study. The understanding of these phenomena is important for design of appendages of wave-piercing hull-form.

Development and Optimization of Mathematical Model of High Speed Planing Dynamics

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prin Kanyoo ◽  
Dominic J. Taunton ◽  
James I. R. Blake
Keyword(s):  
Relative Velocity ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Lift Force ◽  
Hydrodynamic Pressure ◽  
Physical Nature ◽  
Ship Motions ◽  
Additional Contribution ◽  
Forward Speed ◽  
Planing Craft ◽  
Hydrostatic Force

The primary difference between a planing craft and a displacement ship is that the predominant force to support the conventional or displacement craft is hydrostatic force or buoyancy. While in the case of planing craft, the buoyancy cedes this role to hydrodynamic lift force caused by flow and pressure characteristics occurring when it is travelling at high forward speed. However, the magnitude of hydrostatic force is still significant that cannot be completely neglected. Due to the high forward speed and trim angle, the flow around and under the planing hull experiences change of momentum and leads to the appearance of lift force according to the 2ndlaw of Newton. In other words, there is a relative velocity between the craft hull and the wave orbital motion that causes hydrodynamic pressure generating hydrodynamic lift force act on the hull surface. Then, in case of behaviors in waves, an additional contribution of ship motions is necessary to be considered in the relative velocity, resulting in nonlinear characteristic of its physical nature.

RE-ANALYSIS OF WILLIAM FROUDE’S STUDIES OF PLANING CRAFT

2015 ◽  
Vol 157 (B1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M G Morabito
Keyword(s):  
Flat Plate ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Internal Combustion Engines ◽  
Frictional Resistance ◽  
Combustion Engines ◽  
Flat Plates ◽  
Planing Craft ◽  
Modern Methods ◽  
Resistance Prediction ◽  
Minimum Resistance

One of William Froude’s lesser-known contributions to the field of Naval Architecture was in conducting some of the earliest studies on planing craft. Froude’s research was prompted by the idea of an inventor, Reverend C.M. Ramus who in 1872 proposed a high-speed ship concept using a flat-bottomed, stepped planing hull. Ramus later suggested the use of this hullform for rocket-propelled rams. Froude conducted towing tests on a model of the Ramus hull, as well as on a model three-point hydroplane concept of his own design. He also derived a solution for the optimum trim angle and minimum resistance of planing craft, using his recently developed formulae for estimating frictional resistance on flat plates and lift forces on submerged plates. Froude’s study demonstrated that Ramus’s ideas were not feasible at the time and the study received very little attention. It was not until the advent of lightweight internal combustion engines, thirty years later, that planing hulls became a reality. In the current paper, the Ramus tests are re-analysed and the data are put into a modern format. Comparisons are provided between the Ramus hull, Series 62 and a planing flat plate. The Ramus concept is shown to have had significantly more drag than would be expected from a planing hull. New model tests explore the effects of the rounded stern of the Ramus hull, and show that this feature significantly increases the resistance. Froude’s derivation of the minimum resistance of planing craft is discussed and contrasted with modern methods for prismatic planing hull resistance prediction.

scholarly journals Numerical Study of Hydrodynamics of Heavily Loaded Hard-Chine Hulls in Calm Water

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
Miles P. Wheeler ◽  
Konstantin I. Matveev ◽  
Tao Xing
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
Wave Patterns ◽  
Speed Range ◽  
Calm Water ◽  
Program Star ◽  
Displacement Regime

Hard-chine boats are usually intended for high-speed regimes where they operate in the planing mode. These boats are often designed to be relatively light, but there are special applications that may occasionally require fast boats to be heavily loaded. In this study, steady-state hydrodynamic performance of nominal-weight and overloaded hard-chine hulls in calm water is investigated with computational fluid dynamics solver program STAR-CCM+. The resistance and attitude values of a constant-deadrise reference hull and its modifications with more pronounced bows of concave and convex shapes are obtained from numerical simulations. On average, 40% heavier hulls showed about 30% larger drag over the speed range from the displacement to planing modes. Among the studied configurations, the hull with a concave bow is found to have 5–12% lower resistance than the other hulls in the semi-displacement regime and heavy loadings and 2–10% lower drag in the displacement regime and nominal loading, while this hull is also capable of achieving fast planing speeds at the nominal weight with typical available thrust. The near-hull wave patterns and hull pressure distributions for selected conditions are presented and discussed as well.

Numerical Study on the Effect of Stern Flap for Hydrodynamic Performance of Catamaran

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Zhou ◽  
Liwei Liu ◽  
Lixiang Guo ◽  
Qing Wang ◽  
Xianzhou Wang
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Flow Solver ◽  
Calm Water ◽  
Unsteady Simulation ◽  
Ship Hydrodynamic ◽  
Simulation Results

Abstract This paper presents CFD simulation results of the stern flap effect with different lengths for hydrodynamic performance of catamaran moving in calm water, including resistance and sailing attitude. Inhouse viscous CFD (computational fluid dynamics) code HUST-Ship (Hydrodynamic Unsteady Simulation Technology for Ship) is used for the study. The catamaran with/without stern flap with different lengths were studied. The trim and sinkage of the catamaran were solved coupled with flow solver. Experimental studies in calm water were conducted to validate the numerical method. The comparison of hydrodynamic performance of catamaran with stern flaps of different lengths was made. The results show that the stern flap can reduce the sailing attitude and has influence for the resistance of catamaran at high-speed.

scholarly journals Droplet impact onto a spring-supported plate: analysis and simulations

2021 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Negus ◽  
Matthew R. Moore ◽  
James M. Oliver ◽  
Radu Cimpeanu
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Flexible Substrate ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Hybrid Approach ◽  
Hydrodynamic Pressure ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Canonical System ◽  
Linear Process ◽  
Plate Motion ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe high-speed impact of a droplet onto a flexible substrate is a highly non-linear process of practical importance, which poses formidable modelling challenges in the context of fluid–structure interaction. We present two approaches aimed at investigating the canonical system of a droplet impacting onto a rigid plate supported by a spring and a dashpot: matched asymptotic expansions and direct numerical simulation (DNS). In the former, we derive a generalisation of inviscid Wagner theory to approximate the flow behaviour during the early stages of the impact. In the latter, we perform detailed DNS designed to validate the analytical framework, as well as provide insight into later times beyond the reach of the proposed analytical model. Drawing from both methods, we observe the strong influence that the mass of the plate, resistance of the dashpot, and stiffness of the spring have on the motion of the solid, which undergo forced damped oscillations. Furthermore, we examine how the plate motion affects the dynamics of the droplet, predominantly through altering its internal hydrodynamic pressure distribution. We build on the interplay between these techniques, demonstrating that a hybrid approach leads to improved model and computational development, as well as result interpretation, across multiple length and time scales.

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