Ship hull resistance calculations using CFD methods

Thesis (Nav. E. and S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012.

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Main Author: Voxakis, Petros
Other Authors: Chryssostomos Chryssostomidis.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74895
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spelling mit-1721.1/748952019-04-11T02:28:25Z Ship hull resistance calculations using CFD methods Ship hull resistance calculations using Computational Fluid Dynamics methods Voxakis, Petros Chryssostomos Chryssostomidis. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (Nav. E. and S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-78). In past years, the computational power and run-time required by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) codes restricted their use in ship design space exploration. Increases in computational power available to designers, in addition to more efficient codes, have made CFD a valuable tool for early stage ship design and trade studies. In this work an existing physical model (DTMB #5415, similar to the US Navy DDG-51 combatant) was replicated in STAR-CCM+, initially without appendages, then with the addition of the appendages. Towed resistance was calculated at various speeds. The bare hull model was unconstrained in heave and pitch, thus allowing the simulation to achieve steady dynamic attitude for each speed run. The effect of dynamic attitude on the resistance is considered to be significant and requires accurate prediction. The results were validated by comparison to available data from tow tank tests of the physical model. The results demonstrate the accuracy of the CFD package and the potential for increasing the use of CFD as an effective tool in design space exploration. This will significantly reduce the time and cost of studies that previously depended solely on physical model testing during preliminary ship design efforts. by Petros Voxakis. Nav.E.and S.M. 2012-11-19T19:16:19Z 2012-11-19T19:16:19Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74895 814527370 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 90 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Ship hull resistance calculations using CFD methods
title Ship hull resistance calculations using CFD methods
title_full Ship hull resistance calculations using CFD methods
title_fullStr Ship hull resistance calculations using CFD methods
title_full_unstemmed Ship hull resistance calculations using CFD methods
title_short Ship hull resistance calculations using CFD methods
title_sort ship hull resistance calculations using cfd methods
topic Mechanical Engineering.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74895
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