Verification and validation study of URANS simulations for an axial waterjet propelled large high-speed ship |
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Authors: | Tomohiro Takai Manivannan Kandasamy Frederick Stern |
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Institution: | (1) IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering, C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory, The University of Iowa, Iowa, IA 52242, USA; |
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Abstract: | The accurate prediction of waterjet propulsion using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is of interest for performance analyses
of existing waterjet designs as well as for improvement and design optimization of new waterjet propulsion systems for high-speed
marine vehicles. The present work is performed for three main purposes: (1) to investigate the capability of a URANS flow
solver, CFDSHIP-IOWA, for the accurate simulation of waterjet propelled ships, including waterjet–hull interactions; (2) to
carry out detailed verification and validation (V&V) analysis; and (3) to identify optimization opportunities for intake duct
shape design. A concentrated effort is applied to V&V work and performance analysis of waterjet propelled simulations which
form the focus of this paper. The joint high speed sealift design (JHSS), which is a design concept for very large high-speed
ships operating at transit speeds of at least 36 knots using four axial flow waterjets, is selected as the initial geometry
for the current work and subsequent optimization study. For self-propelled simulations, the ship accelerates until the resistance
equals the prescribed thrust and added tow force, and converges to the self propulsion point (SPP). Quantitative V&V studies
are performed on both barehull and waterjet appended designs, with corresponding experimental fluid dynamics (EFD) data from
1/34 scale model testing. Uncertainty assessments are performed on iterative convergence and grid size. As a result, the total
resistance coefficient for the barehull case and SPP for the waterjet propelled case are validated at the average uncertainty
intervals of 7.0 and 1.1%D, respectively. Predictions of CFD computations capture the general trend of resistance over the speed range of 18–42 knots,
and show reasonable agreement with EFD with average errors of 1.8 and 8.0%D for the barehull and waterjet cases, respectively. Furthermore, results show that URANS is able to accurately predict the
major propulsion related features such as volume flow rate, inlet wake fraction, and net jet thrust with an accuracy of ~9%D. The flow feature details inside the duct and interference of the exit jets are qualitatively well-predicted as well. It
is found that there are significant losses in inlet efficiency over the speed range; hence, one objective for subsequent optimization
studies could be maximizing the inlet efficiency. Overall, the V&V work indicates that the present approach is an efficient
tool for predicting the performance of waterjet propelled JHSS ships and paves the way for future optimization work. The main
objective of the optimization will be reduction of powering requirements by increasing the inlet efficiency through modification
of intake duct shape. |
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