Kayak blade-hull interactions: a body-force approach for self-propelled simulations
Kayak blade-hull interactions: a body-force approach for self-propelled simulations
A sprint kayak experiences an unsteady flow regime due to the local influence of the paddle. However, kayak designs are usually optimised for steady-state, naked hull resistance. To determine whether unsteady paddle effects need to be included in kayak design, the hydrodynamic interactions between a kayak paddle and a hull are assessed using computational fluid dynamics. A body force model of a drag-based paddle stroke is developed using a blade element approach and validated against experimental data. This allows the paddle-induced local velocities to be simulated without the need to fully resolve the detailed flow around a moving paddle geometry. The increase in computational cost, compared to the naked hull simulation, is 8%. A case study investigating the impact of different paddle techniques on the hydrodynamic forces acting on a self-propelled kayak is conducted. A 0.23% difference in self-propelled resistance was observed, while an estimated 0.5% additional increase can be attributed to paddle-induced draught increases. An estimate of small changes in resistance on race times indicates that reductions of even a fraction of a percent are worth pursuing, indicating that the developed methodology may provide a useful design tool in the future.
kayak, paddle, computational fluid dynamics, unsteady flow, paddle-hull interaction, performance
49-60
Banks, Joseph
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Phillips, Alexander B.
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Turnock, S.R.
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Hudson, D.A.
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Taunton, D.J.
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23 January 2014
Banks, Joseph
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Phillips, Alexander B.
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Turnock, S.R.
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Hudson, D.A.
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Taunton, D.J.
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Banks, Joseph, Phillips, Alexander B., Turnock, S.R., Hudson, D.A. and Taunton, D.J.
(2014)
Kayak blade-hull interactions: a body-force approach for self-propelled simulations.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 228 (1), .
(doi:10.1177/1754337113493847).
Abstract
A sprint kayak experiences an unsteady flow regime due to the local influence of the paddle. However, kayak designs are usually optimised for steady-state, naked hull resistance. To determine whether unsteady paddle effects need to be included in kayak design, the hydrodynamic interactions between a kayak paddle and a hull are assessed using computational fluid dynamics. A body force model of a drag-based paddle stroke is developed using a blade element approach and validated against experimental data. This allows the paddle-induced local velocities to be simulated without the need to fully resolve the detailed flow around a moving paddle geometry. The increase in computational cost, compared to the naked hull simulation, is 8%. A case study investigating the impact of different paddle techniques on the hydrodynamic forces acting on a self-propelled kayak is conducted. A 0.23% difference in self-propelled resistance was observed, while an estimated 0.5% additional increase can be attributed to paddle-induced draught increases. An estimate of small changes in resistance on race times indicates that reductions of even a fraction of a percent are worth pursuing, indicating that the developed methodology may provide a useful design tool in the future.
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e-pub ahead of print date: July 2013
Published date: 23 January 2014
Keywords:
kayak, paddle, computational fluid dynamics, unsteady flow, paddle-hull interaction, performance
Organisations:
National Oceanography Centre, Fluid Structure Interactions Group
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Local EPrints ID: 358757
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/358757
ISSN: 1754-3371
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