Direct CFD Simulation and Experimental Study on Coupled Motion Characteristics of Ship and Tank Sloshing in Waves

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weigang Huang ◽  
Tao He ◽  
Jiawei Yu ◽  
Qing Wang ◽  
Xianzhou Wang
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Body Motion ◽  
Ship Motions ◽  
Rans Equations ◽  
Coupling Motion ◽  
Motion Characteristics ◽  
Cfd Method ◽  
Tank Sloshing

Abstract It is of great significance to study the tank sloshing, especially the coupling motion between tank sloshing and ship in waves with strong non-linearity and randomness. In this study, the response of the ship with/without tank in regular wave is studied by EFD method and CFD method. All the simulations are carried out by in-house CFD code HUST-Ship (hydrodynamic unsteady simulation technology of ship) to solve RANS equations coupled with six degrees of freedom solid body motion equations. RANS equations are solved by finite difference method and PISO algorithm. A two-equation Shear Stress Transport (SST) k-w turbulence model is used. The simulation results are in good agreement with the experimental results, which also indicates that the result of the tank sloshing simulated by in-house CFD code is reliable. The influence of sloshing on ship motions is estimated by comparing the experimental results between the ship with/without tank in different wave conditions. The coupling motion characteristics between the liquid in the tank and the ship is further studied by the CFD method. The study shows that the influence of tank sloshing on ship motion is different under the action of different regular waves.

Numerical Simulation of Damaged Ship’s Motion in Beam Waves

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Wang ◽  
Xuanshu Chen ◽  
Liwei Liu ◽  
Xianzhou Wang ◽  
MingJing Liu
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Body Motion ◽  
Ship Motions ◽  
Rans Equations ◽  
Six Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Calm Water ◽  
Unsteady Simulation ◽  
Ship Hydrodynamic ◽  
Physical Phenomena ◽  
Damaged Ship

Abstract The dangerous situation caused by the breakage of the ship will pose a serious threat to crew and ship safety. If the ship’s liquid cargo or fuel leaks, it will cause serious damage to the marine environment. If damage occurs accompanied by roll and other motions, it may cause more dangerous consequences. It is an important issue to study the damaged ship in time-domain. In this paper, the motions of the damaged DTMB 5512 in calm water and regular beam waves are studied numerically. The ship motions are analyzed through CFD methods, which are acknowledged as a reliable approach to simulate and analyze these complex physical phenomena. An in-house CFD (computational fluid dynamics) code HUST-Ship (Hydrodynamic Unsteady Simulation Technology for Ship) is used for solving RANS equations coupled with six degrees of freedom (6DOF) solid body motion equations. RANS equations discretized by finite difference method and solved by PISO algorithm. Level set was used for free surface simulation. The dynamic behavior of model was observed in both intact and damaged condition. The heave, roll and pitch amplitudes of the damaged ship were studied in calm water and beam wave of three wavelengths.

scholarly journals CFD Simulation and Experimental Study on Coupled Motion Response of Ship with Tank in Beam Waves

2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Tao He ◽  
Dakui Feng ◽  
Liwei Liu ◽  
Xianzhou Wang ◽  
Hua Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Body Motion ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Coupled Motion ◽  
Motion Response ◽  
Time Step Size ◽  
Tank Sloshing

Tank sloshing is widely present in many engineering fields, especially in the field of marine. Due to the trend of large-scale liquid cargo ships, it is of great significance to study the coupled motion response of ships with tanks in beam waves. In this study, the CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) method and experiments are used to study the response of a ship with/without a tank in beam waves. All the computations are performed by an in-house CFD solver, which is used to solve RANS (Reynold Average Navier-Stokes) equations coupled with six degrees-of-freedom solid-body motion equations. The Level Set Method is used to solve the free surface. Verification work on the grid number and time step size has been conducted. The simulation results agree with the experimental results well, which shows that the numerical method is accurate enough. In this paper, several different working conditions are set up, and the effects of the liquid height in the tank, the size of the tank and the wavelength ratio of the incident wave on the ship’s motion are studied. The results show the effect of tank sloshing on the ship’s motion in different working conditions.

A Transonic Compressor Stage: Part 2 — CFD Simulation

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. V. Hobson ◽  
A. J. Gannon ◽  
R. P. Shreeve
Keyword(s):  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Pressure Ratio ◽  
Internal Flow ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Compressor Stage ◽  
Transonic Compressor ◽  
Cfd Method

The simulation of a transonic compressor stage is presented. This stage was designed using an Euler CFD code with the intent of minimizing the use of empirical design techniques. The stage has subsequently been built and tested. More recently an existing multi-block Navier-Stokes code with a steady averaging-plane to pass information between the blade rows was used to simulate the flow through the machine. Performance maps of stage pressure ratio and efficiency at 70, 80, 90 and 100% speeds from both the Euler and Navier-Stokes CFD codes are compared with the experimental results. Details of the internal flow from the Navier-Stokes code are presented. Comparison of the design Euler CFD and experimental results showed reasonable agreement and validated its use as a design tool. Agreement between experimental and the current Navier-Stokes CFD results was good, allowing the code to be used in the viewing of the internal flow field. Improvements to the initial design CFD method are discussed in light of the experimental program and more recent simulations.

Unsteady Viscous CFD Simulations of KCS Behaviour and Performance in Head Seas

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
LiXiang Guo ◽  
JiaWei Yu ◽  
JiaJun Chen ◽  
KaiJun Jiang ◽  
DaKui Feng
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Resistance Coefficient ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Body Motion ◽  
Ship Motions ◽  
Added Resistance ◽  
Viscous Effects ◽  
Head Waves ◽  
And Performance

It is critical to be able to estimate a ship’s response to waves, since the added resistance and loss of speed may cause delays or course alterations, with consequent financial repercussions. Traditional methods for the study of ship motions are based on potential flow theory without viscous effects. Results of scaling model are used to predict full-scale of response to waves. Scale effect results in differences between the full-scale prediction and reality. The key objective of this study is to perform a fully nonlinear unsteady RANS simulation to predict the ship motions and added resistance of a full-scale KRISO Container Ship. The analyses are performed at design speeds in head waves, using in house computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to solve RANS equation coupled with two degrees of freedom (2DOF) solid body motion equations including heave and pitch. RANS equations are solved by finite difference method and PISO arithmetic. Computations have used structured grid with overset technology. Simulation results show that the total resistance coefficient in calm water at service speed is predicted by 4 .68% error compared to the related towing tank results. The ship motions demonstrated that the current in house CFD model predicts the heave and pitch transfer functions within a reasonable range of the EFD data, respectively.

Prediction of Resistance and Self-Propulsion Characteristics of a Full-Scale Naval Ship by CFD-Based GEOSIM Method

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cihad Delen ◽  
Ugur Can ◽  
Sakir Bal
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
The Self ◽  
Body Motion ◽  
Ship Motions ◽  
Naval Research ◽  
Propulsion Performance ◽  
Office Of Naval Research ◽  
Naval Ship ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd

Resistance and self-propulsion characteristics of a naval ship at full scale have been investigated by using Telfer’s GEOmetrically SIMilar (GEOSIM) method based on the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach. For this purpose, first, the resistance forces of the Office of Naval Research Tumblehome (ONRT) hull have been computed at different three model scales by using the overset mesh technique. The full-scale resistance and nominal wake fraction of the ONRT hull have been estimated by using Telfer’s GEOSIM method. Resistance and nominal wake fraction have then been compared with those of CFD at full scale. Later, the self-propulsion characteristics of the ONRT hull have been examined using Telfer’s GEOSIM method based on the CFD approach. Self-propulsion factors at the full-scale hull have been predicted by using the SST k-ω turbulence model to involve 2-degrees of freedom ship motions (heave and pitch). Rotational motion of the propeller has also been simulated by using the rigid body motion technique. The results calculated by Telfer’s GEOSIM method and the 1978 International Towing Tank Conference (ITTC) extrapolation technique have been compared with each other and discussed with those of the CFD approach at full scale. It was found that the full-scale results (both resistance and self-propulsion factors) predicted by Telfer’s GEOSIM method are closer to those of the CFD approach than those of the 1978 ITTC technique. It can be noted that Telfer’s GEOSIM method is fast, robust, and reliable and can be used as an alternative to the 1978 ITTC method for predicting the self-propulsion performance of a full-scale ship.

scholarly journals Numerical Assessment of Roll Motion Characteristics and Damping Coefficient of a Ship

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.S. Kianejad ◽  
Jaesuk Lee ◽  
Yi Liu ◽  
Hossein Enshaei
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Resonance Condition ◽  
Excitation Frequency ◽  
Roll Motion ◽  
Viscous Effects ◽  
Roll Damping ◽  
Numerical Assessment ◽  
Motion Characteristics ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Cfd Method

Accurate calculation of the roll damping moment at resonance condition is essential for roll motion prediction. Because at the resonance condition, the moment of inertia counteracts restoring moment and only the damping moment resists increase in the roll angle. There are various methods to calculate the roll damping moment which are based on potential flow theory. These methods have limitations to taking into account the viscous effects in estimating the roll motion, while, CFD as a numerical method is capable of considering the viscous effects. In this study, a CFD method based on a harmonic excited roll motion (HERM) technique is used to compute the roll motion and the roll damping moment of a containership’s model in different conditions. The influence of excitation frequency, forward speed and degrees of freedom at beam-sea and oblique-sea realizations are considered in estimating the roll damping coefficients. The results are validated against model tests, where a good agreement is found.

Numerical Prediction of the Added Resistance of Ships in Waves

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Ley ◽  
Sebastian Sigmund ◽  
Ould el Moctar
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Linear Equations ◽  
Computational Effort ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Ship Motions ◽  
Added Resistance ◽  
Field Methods ◽  
Rans Equations ◽  
Added Resistance In Waves

The added resistance in waves is computed for different ship types using two different Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations (RANSE) solvers, namely Comet and interFoam (OpenFOAM). Hence, the RANS equations are implicitly coupled with the non-linear equations of motions for six degrees of freedom and the solvers are extended by algorithms for mesh morphing to account for ship motions. The computational effort for these simulations is high compared to potential flow based simulations, especially for short waves. However, to understand the physics related to added resistance of ships and to investigate influencing parameters, field methods based on RANS equations may be suitable. The prediction of the added resistance in waves consists of two steps; the computations of the calm water resistance and the total resistance in waves. The discretisation errors as well as the influence of the surge motions on the added resistance are investigated. Further, the added resistance is decomposed in diffraction and radiation problems as it is commonly done in potential theory.

Non-Linear 3D Hydrodynamics of Floating Wind Turbine Compared Against Wave Tank Tests

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolai F. Heilskov ◽  
Ole Svenstrup Petersen
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Wave Structure ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Body Motion ◽  
Irregular Waves ◽  
Floating Body ◽  
Wave Tank ◽  
Floating Wind Turbine

Assessment of wave-structure interaction in terms of combined hydrodynamic stability and structural survivability is paramount in extreme wave conditions. Components of CFD methodologies needed for accurately capturing the detailed motion of a floating wind turbine (FWT) in survival sea-state is the focus of the study. Physical wave tank tests of a Tension Leg Platform (TLP) concept with four moorings are applied as a first validation, due to its simplicity from a CFD point of view. Two different codes have been objects of study, namely the open source code OpenFOAM® with a flexible mesh approach and the commercial CFD code StarCCM+ with the overset mesh method. The influence of the surface capturing algorithm (VOF method) and the two-way coupling of the six degrees-of-freedom body motion solver and the hydrodynamic solver have been identified as the crucial components in CFD simulation of the FWT. A major advantage of StarCCM+ was that it does not suffer from the same sensitivity as OpenFOAM to the fact that motion of the floating body is strongly coupled to the solution of the hydrodynamics (a stiff FSI problem) which led to instability of the numerical solution. The results obtained with StarCCM+ are comparable with the measured motion of and tension forces on the TLP in both in regular waves and irregular waves.

Scale Effect Studies on Hydrodynamic Performance for DTMB 5415 Using CFD

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heng Zhang ◽  
Hang Zhang ◽  
Xuanshu Chen ◽  
Hao Liu ◽  
Xianzhou Wang
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Wave Pattern ◽  
Resistance Coefficient ◽  
Body Motion ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Ship Motions ◽  
Calm Water ◽  
Unsteady Rans ◽  
Scale Design

Making CFD with the capability of predicting ship scale design performance, rather than relying on scale model tests will help reduce design costs and provide a greater opportunity to develop more energy efficient ship designs. The key objective of this paper is to perform a fully nonlinear unsteady RANS simulation to predict the ship motions and resistance of a full scale DTMB 5415 ship model. The analyses are performed at design speeds, at a certain Fr number, using in-house computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to solve RANS equation coupled with six degrees of freedom (6DOF) solid body motion equations. RANS equations are solved by finite difference method and PISO arithmetic. Computations have been made using structured grid with overset technology. Simulation results shown that the total resistance coefficient in calm water at service speed is predicted by 2.36% error compared to the related towing tank results. The ship resistance for different scale demonstrated that the current in-house CFD model could predict the resistance in a reasonable range of the EFD data. The comparison of flow field for wave pattern for different scale model were analyzed and discussed.

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