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RANS computations of flow around a bulk carrier with energy saving device

RANS computations of flow around a bulk carrier with energy saving device
RANS computations of flow around a bulk carrier with energy saving device
The Fluid Structure Interactions group (University of Southampton) has been extensively involved in many research projects focusing on computations of ship wake field and the interactions between the propeller, rudder and the hull. A finite-volume RANS code, OpenFOAM (OpenFOAM, 2014) has been used mostly in majority of these works. The goal of the group has been to improve the in-house capability of prediction of ship stern flows using open-source software. In the present work OpenFOAM is benchmarked against a commercial code, Star-CCM+ (Star-CCM+, 2012), with the aim of exploring the differences in flow field results originating from particular features of both implementations.

The Japan Bulk Carrier (JBC) has been chosen as a test case representative of the challenges faced in modern ship flow modelling. This vessel is fitted with an energy saving duct. The JBC case is part of the Tokyo 2015 CFD workshop and the latest in the series of benchmarking workshops to assess the state of art of marine CFD (Larsson et al., 2014). All computations are performed under steady state, fixed (even keel) conditions using identical grids and similar numerical setup. Presented analysis focuses on the mean flow, vortical structures and global hull forces.
Lidtke, Artur Konrad
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Lakshmynarayanana, Arun
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Camilleri, Josef
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Banks, Joseph
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Phillips, Alexander
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Turnock, Stephen
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Badoe, Charles
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Lakshmynarayanana, Arun
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Camilleri, Josef
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Phillips, Alexander
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Turnock, Stephen
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Badoe, Charles
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Lidtke, Artur Konrad, Lakshmynarayanana, Arun, Camilleri, Josef, Banks, Joseph, Phillips, Alexander, Turnock, Stephen and Badoe, Charles (2015) RANS computations of flow around a bulk carrier with energy saving device. Tokyo 2015: A Workshop on CFD in Ship Hydrodynamics, Tokyo, Japan. 7 pp .

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Abstract

The Fluid Structure Interactions group (University of Southampton) has been extensively involved in many research projects focusing on computations of ship wake field and the interactions between the propeller, rudder and the hull. A finite-volume RANS code, OpenFOAM (OpenFOAM, 2014) has been used mostly in majority of these works. The goal of the group has been to improve the in-house capability of prediction of ship stern flows using open-source software. In the present work OpenFOAM is benchmarked against a commercial code, Star-CCM+ (Star-CCM+, 2012), with the aim of exploring the differences in flow field results originating from particular features of both implementations.

The Japan Bulk Carrier (JBC) has been chosen as a test case representative of the challenges faced in modern ship flow modelling. This vessel is fitted with an energy saving duct. The JBC case is part of the Tokyo 2015 CFD workshop and the latest in the series of benchmarking workshops to assess the state of art of marine CFD (Larsson et al., 2014). All computations are performed under steady state, fixed (even keel) conditions using identical grids and similar numerical setup. Presented analysis focuses on the mean flow, vortical structures and global hull forces.

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Published date: December 2015
Venue - Dates: Tokyo 2015: A Workshop on CFD in Ship Hydrodynamics, Tokyo, Japan, 2015-12-02
Organisations: Fluid Structure Interactions Group

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Local EPrints ID: 388503
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/388503
PURE UUID: 4058fba2-e099-466e-8536-8a4d132b8197
ORCID for Artur Konrad Lidtke: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2687-3083
ORCID for Joseph Banks: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3777-8962
ORCID for Alexander Phillips: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3234-8506
ORCID for Stephen Turnock: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6288-0400

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Date deposited: 01 Mar 2016 15:43
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:36

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Author: Arun Lakshmynarayanana
Author: Josef Camilleri
Author: Joseph Banks ORCID iD
Author: Alexander Phillips ORCID iD
Author: Stephen Turnock ORCID iD
Author: Charles Badoe

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