Journal article
RANS simulation of a container ship using a single-phase level-set method with overset grids and the prognosis for extension to a self-propulsion simulator
Journal of marine science and technology, Vol.11(4), pp.209-228
12/2006
DOI: 10.1007/s00773-006-0231-8
Abstract
Steady flow simulations for the Korean Research Institute for Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO) container ship (KCS) were performed for towing and self-propulsion. The main focus in the present article is on the evaluation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) as a tool for hull form design along with application of state-of-the-art technology in the flow simulations. Two Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equation solvers were employed, namely CFDShip-Iowa version 4 and Flowpack version 2004e, for the towing and self-propulsion cases, respectively. The new features of CFDShip-Iowa version 4 include a single-phase level-set method to model the free surface and an overset gridding capability to increase resolution in the flow and wave fields. The new features of Flowpack version 2004e are related to a self-propulsion scheme in which the RANS solver is coupled with a propeller performance program based on the infinitely bladed propeller theory. The present work is based on a close interaction between IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering of the University of Iowa and Osaka Prefecture University. In the following article, overviews are given of the present numerical methods and results are presented and discussed for the KCS in towing and self-propulsion modes, including comparison with available experimental fluid dynamics (EFD) data. Additional evaluation is provided through discussion of the recent CFD Workshop Tokyo 2005, where both methods appeared to yield very promising results.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- RANS simulation of a container ship using a single-phase level-set method with overset grids and the prognosis for extension to a self-propulsion simulator
- Creators
- Yusuke Tahara - Osaka Prefecture University Gakuencho Sakai 599-8531 JapanRobert V Wilson - University of Tennessee SimCenter at Chattanooga Chattanooga TN USAPablo M Carrica - IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering Iowa City IW USAFrederick Stern - IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering Iowa City IW USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of marine science and technology, Vol.11(4), pp.209-228
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag; Tokyo
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00773-006-0231-8
- ISSN
- 0948-4280
- eISSN
- 1437-8213
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2006
- Academic Unit
- Mechanical Engineering; IIHR--Hydroscience and Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984064567202771
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