Numerical Analysis of the Influence of Above-Water Bow Form on Added Resistance Using Nonlinear Slender Body Theory

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (03) ◽  
pp. 191-206
Author(s):  
Hajime Kihara ◽  
Shigeru Naito ◽  
Makoto Sueyoshi

A nonlinear numerical method is presented for the prediction of the hydrodynamic forces that act on an oscillating ship with a forward speed in head waves. A "parabolic" approximation of equations called "2.5D" or "2D+T" theory was used in a three-dimensional ship wave problem, and the computation was carried out in the time domain. The nonlinear properties associated with the hydrostatic, hydrodynamic, and Froude-Krylov forces were taken into account in the framework of the slender body theory. This work is an extension of the previous work of Kihara and Naito (1998). The application of this approach to the unsteady wave-making problem of a ship with a real hull form is described. The focus is on the influence of the above-water hull form on the horizontal mean wave force. Comparison with experimental results demonstrates that the method is valid in predicting added resistance. Prediction of added resistance for blunt ships is also shown by example.

1974 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley G. Rubin ◽  
Frank J. Mummolo

The application of slender-body theory to the evaluation of the three-dimensional surface velocities induced by a boundary layer on an elliptic cylinder is considered. The method is applicable when the Reynolds number is sufficiently large so that the thin-boundary-layer approximation is valid. The resulting potential problem is reduced to a two-dimensional consideration of the flow over an expanding cylinder with porous boundary conditions. The limiting solutions for a flat plate of finite span and a nearly circular cross-section are obtained in a simple analytic form. In the former case, within the limitations of slender-body theory, the results are in exact agreement with the complete three-dimensional solution for this geometry.


Author(s):  
Min-Guk Seo ◽  
Jae-Hoon Lee ◽  
Dong-Min Park ◽  
Kyung-Kyu Yang ◽  
Kyong-Hwan Kim ◽  
...  

This paper considers the comparative study on added resistance for different methodologies. An accurate prediction of added resistance and resultant power increase becomes an important issue in greenship design. There are several methodologies for the prediction of added resistance, and most of them are based on frequency domain approaches such as slender-body theory or wave Green-function approach. As the time-domain approaches becomes an alternative method for seakeeping analysis, the time-domain approaches are also applicable for added resistance prediction. In this paper, a few approaches have been applied for the prediction of added resistance on different hull forms. The methods to be considered in this study are (i) slender-body method, (ii) Rankine panel methods, (iii) Cartesian-grid-based Euler solver, and (iv) short-wave approximations. Both the far- and near-field formations are considered in the slender-body and Rankine panel methods, while the direct pressure integration is applied for the CFD method. The computational results are validated by comparing them with experimental data on Wigley hull, Series 60 hull, and S175 containership, showing reasonable agreements for all models. The study is extended to the analysis of added resistance in short wavelengths.


1991 ◽  
Vol 35 (03) ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
C. H. Lee ◽  
J. N. Newman

Computations are presented for the linearized force and moment acting on a submerged slender spheroid in regular waves, the resulting pitch and heave motions, and the second-order mean force and moment. These numerical results, which are based on the use of a three-dimensional panel code, are compared with the approximations based on slender-body theory. The accuracy of the slender-body approximation is relatively good for the first-order forces and body motions, but substantial errors are revealed for the second-order mean drift force and pitch moment. Unlike the approximate result, the more correct numerical prediction of the mean pitch moment is non-zero, and generally acts in the bow down direction in head seas. To explain this result it is shown that the wave elevation directly above the spheroid increases in amplitude from bow to stern, thus causing a greater upward force on the afterbody relative to the forebody.


1960 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Lighthill

The paper seeks to determine what transverse oscillatory movements a slender fish can make which will give it a high Froude propulsive efficiency, $\frac{\hbox{(forward velocity)} \times \hbox{(thrust available to overcome frictional drag)}} {\hbox {(work done to produce both thrust and vortex wake)}}.$ The recommended procedure is for the fish to pass a wave down its body at a speed of around $\frac {5} {4}$ of the desired swimming speed, the amplitude increasing from zero over the front portion to a maximum at the tail, whose span should exceed a certain critical value, and the waveform including both a positive and a negative phase so that angular recoil is minimized. The Appendix gives a review of slender-body theory for deformable bodies.


1976 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 705-714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph B. Keller ◽  
Sol I. Rubinow

Slow flow of a viscous incompressible fluid past a slender body of circular crosssection is treated by the method of matched asymptotic expansions. The main result is an integral equation for the force per unit length exerted on the body by the fluid. The novelty is that the body is permitted to twist and dilate in addition to undergoing the translating, bending and stretching, which have been considered by others. The method of derivation is relatively simple, and the resulting integral equation does not involve the limiting processes which occur in the previous work.


1977 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. B. Russel ◽  
E. J. Hinch ◽  
L. G. Leal ◽  
G. Tieffenbruck

As an inclined rod sediments in an unbounded viscous fluid it will drift horizontally but will not rotate. When it approaches a vertical wall, the rod rotates and so turns away from the wall. Illustrative experiments and a slender-body theory of this phenomenon are presented. In an incidental study the friction coefficients for an isolated rod are found by numerical solution of the slender-body integral equation. These friction coefficients are compared with the asymptotic results of Batchelor (1970) and the numerical results of Youngren ' Acrivos (1975), who did not make a slender-body approximation.


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