scholarly journals Hydro-elastic analysis of carbon composite marine propeller using co-simulation technique

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Kumar ◽  
V A Subramanian ◽  
R Vijayakumar
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Fibre Composite ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Simulation Technique ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Marine Propeller ◽  
Carbon Fibre Composite ◽  
Navier Stokes Equation ◽  
Thrust Coefficient

Carbon fibre composite has extremely high strength, low density and no corrosion in sea water. These characteristics make it a favourable alternative for consideration as material for marine screw propellers. The obvious advantages are lightweight propeller, resistance to corrosion, and possibly favourable fatigue characteristics. As against this, the relatively higher flexibility of material needs investigation since change of geometry due to load on the blades can affect the hydrodynamic performance. These materials are reduced stiffness and anisotropic in nature, and therefore hydro-elastic based performance analysis is required to understand their performance in operating condition. The current study focuses on numerical investigation for the hydro-elastic based performance analysis of a composite marine propeller in open water condition. The procedure involves the coupling of  Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Equation (RANSE) based Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solver with the Finite Element Method (FEM) solver using Co-Simulation technique. The open water characteristics including thrust coefficient (KT), torque coefficient (KQ), and open water efficiency (ηo ) analyzed as a function of the advance ratio (J). This paper presents a comparison of the hydrodynamic performance between the composite propeller and a conventional steel propeller taking into account the structural response under loading. The results for the composite propeller show improved thrust value in comparison with the conventional metallic propeller.

Numerical Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis for a Flexible Marine Propeller Using Co-Simulation Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 163 (A2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Kumar ◽  
R Vijayakumar ◽  
VA Subramanian
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fibre ◽  
Interaction Analysis ◽  
Fibre Composite ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Marine Propeller ◽  
Carbon Fibre Composite ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction

Carbon fibre composite has exceptionally high strength, low density and corrosion resistance in the marine environment compared to conventional materials. These characteristics make it a favourable alternative material to be considered for manufacturing marine screw propellers. Despite these advantages, the flexibility of the material leads to a significant change in blade geometry due to loads acting on blades which alter hydrodynamic performance. A two-way coupled fluid-structure interaction analysis is required to accurately capture its hydrodynamic performance due to the reduced stiffness and material anisotropy. The present study focuses on numerical investigation for the hydro-elastic based performance analysis of a composite marine propeller in open water condition. The procedure involves the coupling of Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Equation based computational fluid dynamics solver with the finite element method solver using co-simulation technique. The open water characteristics, including thrust coefficient, torque coefficient and open water efficiency, are discussed as a function of advance ratio. This paper presents a comparison of the hydrodynamic performance and structural responses between a carbon fibre composite propeller and a conventional steel propeller which are geometrically identical. The results for the composite propeller show a significant improvement in hydrodynamic performance compared to the metallic propeller while remaining structurally safe throughout the tested range.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Mesh Independency Technique for a Propeller Characteristics in Open Water Condition

2015 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Nakisa ◽  
A. Maimun ◽  
Yasser M. Ahmed ◽  
F. Behrouzi ◽  
Jaswar Jaswar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Independent Solution ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Marine Propeller ◽  
Propeller Blade ◽  
Laboratory Facilities ◽  
Refinement Method ◽  
Mesh Density ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
Marine Laboratory

This paper numerically investigated mesh refinement method in order to obtain a mesh independent solution for a marine propeller working in open water condition.Marine propeller blade geometries, especially of LNG carriers, are very complicated and determining the hydrodynamic performance of these propellers using experimental work is very expensive, time consuming and has many difficulties in calibration of marine laboratory facilities. The present research workhas focused on the hydrodynamic propeller coefficients of a LNG carrier Tanaga class such as Kt, Kq and η, with respect to the different advance coefficient (j). Finally, the results of numerical simulation in different mesh density that have been calculated based on RANS (Reynolds Averaged Navier Stocks) equations, were compared with existing experimental results, followed by analysis and discussion sections. As a result the maximum hydrodynamic propeller efficiency occurred when j=0.84.

Numerical Study on the Performance Analysis and Vibration Characteristics of Flexible Marine Propeller

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumar S. Ashok ◽  
Subramanian V. Anantha ◽  
R. Vijayakumar
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Thrust Coefficient ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Marine Propellers ◽  
Water Characteristics ◽  
Wet Condition

Abstract This paper addresses the hydro-elastic performance of two composite marine propellers at operating condition and compares the results with conventional materials. The study involves three stages namely, design and development of a B series propeller, hydrodynamic and structural performance analysis in uniform flow and free vibration test both in dry and wet condition. In order to perform the hydro-elastic based fluid structure interaction (FSI), Co-Simulation method was adopted to couple Reynolds Averaged Navier-Strokes Equation (RANSE) based Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solver and finite element method (FEM) solvers. The open water characteristics such as thrust coefficient (KT), torque coefficient (KQ), and open water efficiency (ηO) were analyzed as a function of advance velocity (J) of the propeller. A detailed study of the various blade materials by varying mechanical properties are presented. The results obtained show the variation of stress and deflection on the blade, along with the influence of the blade deformation on the performance of propeller. The vibration behaviour of the propellers were also analysed by Block-Lanczos method in FEM solver to obtain the natural frequencies and the mode shapes using Acoustic Fluid-Structure Coupling method for both dry and wet condition. Results showed that composite propeller have better hydro-dynamic property and lower vibration than metal propeller.

Numerical Analysis of Hydrodynamic Propeller Performance of LNG Carrier in Open Water

2014 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Nakisa ◽  
A. Maimun ◽  
Yasser M. Ahmed ◽  
Jaswar Jaswar ◽  
A. Priyanto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Water ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Marine Propeller ◽  
Turbulent Model ◽  
Propeller Blade ◽  
Hydrodynamic Parameters ◽  
Laboratory Facilities ◽  
Mesh Density ◽  
Propeller Performance ◽  
Marine Laboratory

Marine propeller blade geometries, especially LNG carriers, are very complicated and determining the hydrodynamic performance of these propellers using experimental work is very expensive, time consuming and has many difficulties in calibration of marine laboratory facilities. This paper presents the assessment on the effect of turbulent model and mesh density on propeller hydrodynamic parameters. Besides that, this paper focuses on the LNG carrier Tanaga class propeller hydrodynamic performance coefficients such as Kt, Kq and η, with respect to the different advance coefficient (j). Finally, the results from numerical simulation that were calculated based on RANS (Reynolds Averaged Navier Stocks) equations, were compared with existing experimental results, followed by analysis and discussion sections. As a result the maximum hydrodynamic propeller efficiency occurred when j=0.84.

scholarly journals Computational hydrodynamic analysis of a highly skewed marine propeller

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
Houari Hussein ◽  
Kadda Boumediene ◽  
Samir Belhenniche ◽  
Omar Imine ◽  
Mohamed Bouzit
Keyword(s):  
Open Water ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Marine Propeller ◽  
Navier Stokes Equation ◽  
Ansys Fluent ◽  
Ship Wake ◽  
Sliding Mesh ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Volume Method ◽  
Thrust And Torque

 The objective of the current paper is to study the flow around Seiun Maru Highly Skewed (HSP) marine propeller by assessment of blade forces and moments under non-cavitating case. The calculations are performed in open water (steady case) and non-uniform ship wake (Unsteady case). The governing equations based on Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes Equation (RANSE) are solved using Finite Volume Method. Ansys Fluent 14.0 is used to implement the simulation. For the steady case, Moving Reference Frame (MRF) is selected while sliding mesh technique is adopted for the unsteady case. Calculated open water performances in terms of thrust and torque coefficients fit very well with experimental data for a wide range of advance ratio. In the unsteady calculations, axial velocities, deduced from the nominal wake, are introduced in the Ansys fluent code. To locate suitably the non-uniform wake in the propeller front plane, three positions of inlet wake have been taken into account to determine their effects on the accuracy of the results. Obtained results show that computed performances are improved compared to panel method when the inlet is close to the propeller.  

Numerical Analysis of Hydrodynamic Performance of FX-83-W Hydrofoil Current Turbine

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuchen Shang ◽  
Nikolaos I. Xiros
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Ocean Current ◽  
Thrust Coefficient ◽  
Cfd Method ◽  
Three Dimensional Coordinate ◽  
Current Turbine

Ocean current flow characteristics are relatively stable and predictable, current turbine absorbs the energy of the ocean currents by the blades with a relative stable and lower angular velocity which indicates the capacity of current turbine greater than the onshore wind turbine. In this paper, the CFD method is utilized to calculate and analyze the working principle of FX-83-W current turbine. The three-dimensional coordinate of FX-83-W Hydrofoil blade surface have been calculated by MATLAB code, and 3D model has been established in Gambit. The basic control equations of CFD and its numerical solution are described, Reynolds Averaged N-S equations is used, and the realizable k-e turbulence model is introduced to solve the Reynolds stress in the RANS equation. The numerical algorithm is the finite volume method (FVM), and the numerical simulation of CFD is used to study the open water performance, leading to thrust coefficient KT and torque coefficient KQ of FX-83-W Hydrofoil. The hydrodynamic thrust and hydrodynamic power of the ocean current turbine under different sea conditions have been obtained by numerical simulation.

scholarly journals Research on Optimization of Parametric Propeller Based on Anti-Icing Performance and Simulation of Cutting State of Ice Propeller

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1247
Author(s):  
Yu Lu ◽  
Chunxiao Wu ◽  
Shewen Liu ◽  
Zhuhao Gu ◽  
Wu Shao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Design ◽  
International Association ◽  
Equivalent Stress ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Optimal Solution ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Water Efficiency ◽  
Nsga Ii ◽  
Thrust Coefficient

When a ship sails in an ice area, the ice could cause damage to ship hull and the propeller as well as the rudder. In the design process of an ice class propeller, the strength verification of the propeller has always been the focus of the design and research of the ice propeller. Based on the International Association of Classification Societies Unified Requirements for Polar Class (IACS Polar UR), it is required that the maximum torque from the propeller cannot exceed the required value to ensure the safety of the propeller shafting equipment. This paper investigates the hydrodynamic performance of the propeller under the condition of satisfying the propeller’s ice strength. A parametric propeller optimization design procedure was established in which the thrust coefficient and open water efficiency solved by CFD method were selected as the objective function and optimization target, the maximum ice torque was used as the optimization constraint under the condition that the ship’s shafting equipment remains unchanged, the propeller pitch, thickness, and camber at each radial direction were taken as the optimization design variables, and the optimization algorithm of SOBOL and NSGA-II was adopted. The interaction mode of propeller and ice was simulated by the method of explicit dynamics. The equivalent stress and displacement response of the blade during the cutting process of the ice propeller were calculated, monitoring the ice destruction process. The results show that the multi-objective Pareto optimal solution set of thrust coefficient and open water efficiency of the ice class propeller was formed at the design speed while maintain the maximum ice torque not exceeding the original ice torque.

The Research of Hydrodynamic Performance for Ducted Propeller with PBCF

2015 ◽  
Vol 733 ◽  
pp. 578-582
Author(s):  
Zhen Qiu Yao ◽  
Xin Gu ◽  
Yun Shen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Saving ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Thrust Coefficient ◽  
Rotation Direction ◽  
Ducted Propeller ◽  
Efficiency Increase ◽  
Good Energy ◽  
Torque Coefficient ◽  
Saving Effect

The Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) is often used to ordinary propeller, a good energy-saving effect being obtained. In order to study the energy-saving mechanism of ducted propeller with PBCF, in this paper, the FLUENT has been taken to simulate the distribution of thrust coefficient, torque coefficient, blade pressure and velocity vector of hub surface at different advance coefficients. By contrasting the results of numerical simulation of hydrodynamic performance of ducted propeller between with fins and without fins, we know that at the low advance coefficient, the ducted propeller with fins will increase the thrust coefficient and decrease the torque coefficient; rising the open water propeller efficiency, improving the efficiency under the premise of the efficiency increase by duct. The existence of fins has changed velocity distribution of water around the hub and made the water that flowed around the propeller hub with propeller rotation direction flow to propeller tail along the fins not gather in the cub, so it weakened the hub vortex.

Experimental Study and Numerical Simulation on Hydrodynamic Performance of a Twisted Rudder

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 58-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Sun ◽  
Yu-min Su ◽  
Hai-zhou Hu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Surface Panel Method ◽  
Thrust Coefficient ◽  
Propeller Wake ◽  
Pressure Distributions ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Saving Effect

AbstractTo analyze the energy-saving effect of a twisted rudder, this work presents the simulated and experimental results of propeller-rudder systems. In this article, a surface panel method (SPM) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are introduced to simulate the hydrodynamic performance of propeller-rudder systems. The thrust coefficient Kt, torque coefficient Kq, open-water efficiency η of the propeller, and thrust coefficient Kr of the rudder as a function of the advance coefficient J are obtained and plotted. The energy-saving effect of the twisted rudder is analyzed by comparing the results of numerical simulation and a cavitation tunnel experiment. The experimental energy-saving effect is 2.23% at the design advance coefficient J = 0.8. The pressure distributions of the propeller blade and rudder are plotted by two methods, and the difference of the force on an ordinary rudder and a twisted rudder is discussed. This study improved the experimental twisted rudder model. The change makes the rudder take advantage of propeller wake and improves the energy-saving effect of a twisted rudder. After improvement, the energy-saving effects obtained by the two methods are 0.448% and 0.441%. To analyze the energy-saving mechanism, this study compares the pressure distributions and efficiencies of different systems.

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