Optimization of bow shape for a non ballast water ship

In this research,a commercial CFD code ＂Fluent＂ was applied to optimization of bulbous bow shape for a non ballast water ships（NBS）.The ship was developed at the Laboratory of the authors in Osaka Prefecture University,Japan.At first,accuracy of the CFD code was validated by comparing the CFD results with experimental results at towing tank of Osaka Prefecture University.In the optimizing process,the resistances acting on ships in calm water and in regular head waves were defined as the object function.Following features of bulbous bow shapes were considered as design parameters： volume of bulbous bow,height of its volume center,angle of bow bottom,and length of bulbous bow.When referring to the computed results given by the CFD like resistance,pressure and wave pattern made by ships in calm water and in waves,an optimal bow shape for ships was discovered by comparing the results in the series of bow shapes.In the computation on waves,the ship is in fully captured condition because shorter waves,λ/Lpp 0.6,are assumed.     

用上翘型球首改善压载试航状态阻力性能

若干新船的模型阻力试验中~(［１,２］),尽管压载试航状态的吃水和排水量均比满载状态小得多,然而将试验结果换算到实船,却出现了试航状态的有效功率大于满载状态的意外情况。对此,设计部门和船东都不能接受。本文介绍一种上翘型球首,将它替代原型船首,可使试航状态的有效功率显著地降至满载状态以下。     

Investigation of springing in ship structures using experimental methods and 3-D hydroelastic theory

Large and long ships experience springing behavior. Depending on the trade routes and design of such ocean-going ships, wave-induced vibrations may be due to springing and whipping effects. In this paper, we address the wave-induced vibrations in an ultra-large ore carrier under fully loaded and ballast conditions. The experimental measurements from tests performed using a flexible model of the ship were compared with the numerical predictions from 3-D hydro-elastic theory (THAFTS) (Wu, Hydroelasticity of floating bodies. PH.D thesis, Brunel University, 1984). The measurements showed multiple frequencies between the encountered wave frequency and the 2-node bending frequency that occurred only in ballast conditions, whereas the springing vibrations were more apparent with forward speed under ballast conditions in both regular and irregular waves. The numerical method predicted the vertical bending moment quite well in the fully loaded condition but underestimated it in the ballast condition. This result was primarily due to an inability to capture the prediction of the multiple frequencies between the encountered wave frequency and the 2-node bending frequency. Using THAFTS, a new ship form with a deep draft was introduced, and this vessel was shown to reduce springing vibrations.     

Computational and experimental study on local ship loads in short and steep waves

Currently, little information exists on the validity of interface-capturing methods in predicting local ship wave loads in short and steep waves. This study compares computational and experimental results in such a case (kA = 0.24, L _wave /L _ship = 0.16). The results allow the variation of wave loading between ten locations in the bow area of the ship to be observed. The computations were performed with an unstructured RANS solver that models free-surface flows with a volume-of-fluid method. In the model tests, the wave loads were measured with pressure sensors. The analysis of the results focuses on the wave conditions and on the pressure histories of the local wave loads. The computational and experimental results are in good qualitative agreement and encourage the further use of the computational results.     

On the numerical accuracy of the wave load distribution on a ship advancing in short and steep waves

Defining numerical uncertainty is an important part of the practical application of a numerical method. In the case of a ship advancing in short and steep waves, little knowledge exists on the solution behaviour as a function of discretisation resolution. This paper studies an interface-capturing (VOF) solution for a passenger ship advancing in steep (kA = 0.24) and short waves (L _w /L _pp = 0.16). The focus is to estimate quantitative uncertainties for the longitudinal distributions of the first–third harmonic wave loads in the ship bow area. These estimates are derived from the results of three systematically refined discretisation resolutions. The obtained uncertainty distributions reveal that even the uncertainty of the first harmonic wave load varies significantly along the ship bow area. It is shown that the largest local uncertainties of the first harmonic wave load relate to the differences in the local details of the propagating and deforming encountered waves along the hull. This paper also discusses the challenges that were encountered in the quantification of the uncertainties for this complex flow case.     

基于STAR-CCM+的V型无压载水船阻力性能研究

为了能从根本上解决压载水带来的问题,研究人员提出了无压载水船的设计方案。采用STAR-CCM+数值模拟法,研究V型无压载水船的阻力性能。通过STAR-CCM+计算26 000 DWT常规油船的阻力,验证STAR-CCM+软件计算阻力的可行性和可靠性;计算系列V型无压载水船的阻力,并研究其随底倾角的变化规律;最后,以球鼻艏的长度和最大宽度为自变量变换球鼻艏,研究球鼻艏的长度和最大宽度对V型无压载水船阻力的影响。结果表明,设计的V型无压载水船总阻力比母型船有所增加,总阻力随底倾角的增加而增加,可通过优化球鼻艏改善V型无压载水船的阻力。研究结果为V型无压载水船的设计提供了一定的参考。     

水翼辅助推进船舶波浪中运动和增阻特性研究

基于在船首两侧增添（固定）水翼的水翼辅助推进船舶的设想,选取集装箱船型作为研究对象,采用三维面元法对原型和水翼船在规则波中的运动和增阻响应进行了预报,并与试验结果进行比较,验证了计算结果的准确性。研究结果表明水翼能够有效地减小船舶在波浪中的纵摇、垂荡和增阻响应,其中添加水翼船在波浪中的纵摇和垂荡响应峰值分别减少了21%和24%,而增阻响应则减小了80%。此外还对水翼展弦比和安装位置对船舶在波浪中的运动和增阻响应的影响进行了研究。     

基于混合两步法的船舶砰击载荷预报研究

文章针对船舶结构设计时重点关注的艏部砰击载荷问题,综合考虑计算效率及精度,提出了基于势流理论和计算流体力学方法的混合两步法。第一步,采用三维势流理论预报波浪中有航速船舶的运动响应,分析船波相对运动;第二步,根据预报砰击载荷所在位置的船体横剖面,建立等截面的三维立体模型,采用基于有限体积法与动网格技术的计算流体力学方法,基于第一步得到的相对运动结果模拟落体入水过程,计算砰击压力。使用该两步法预报了某超大型油轮在压载工况顶浪航行时候的艏部砰击压力,并讨论了相对运动和砰击压力的时域历程规律。文中数值预报结果得到了水池模型实验的验证,表明该方法的可行性和预报结果的合理性。     

短波顶浪中KVLCC2船模阻力增加CFD计算研究

波浪中航行船舶阻力增加,特别是短波中的阻力增加,是船舶界关注的焦点之一,也是船舶水动力学界研究的热点之一。论文采用基于RANSE的数值波浪水池技术,针对KVLCC2船型,开展了短波顶浪中船舶阻力增加的数值计算研究。与模型试验结果的比较表明,文中的CFD方法能够相当准确地计算短波顶浪中航行船舶的阻力增加;对船体各部分波浪增阻的分析表明,船体艏段产生的波浪增阻占主导地位,艉段的波浪增阻很小,而平行中体段对波浪增阻几乎无贡献。     

不同海况下艏部砰击及鞭状效应的试验与数值分析

为了更深入地研究船舶的鞭状效应,在拖曳水池中对某船进行了艏部砰击及鞭状效应分段模型试验研究。提出了一种可以考虑砰击力的非线性水弹性计算方法。并改进了传统的分段模型,采用变截面梁对船体刚度进行模拟以更好地接近实船。在规则波迎浪下观察到了严重的艏部砰击现象。试验数据表明,当波高从5.6m增大到21m时,由于鞭状效应原因,总弯矩相比低频波浪弯矩的增大值从24.64%增长到92.02%。最后,将不同海况下的测量结果与基于线性与非线性水弹性理论的计算结果进行了比较分析,初步验证了文中方法和程序在预报船体波浪载荷中的适用性。     

Validation of 6-DOF motion simulations for ship turning in regular waves

In this study, a six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) motion simulation method of a ship steering in regular waves is validated. The proposed simulation model is based on the two-time scale concept where the 6-DOF motions are expressed as the sum of the low-frequency maneuvering motions and high-frequency wave-induced motions. Turning simulations of a KCS container ship model with a rudder angle of \(\pm 35^\circ\) in calm water and regular waves are performed and the obtained results are compared with the results of a free-running model test. The model tests were conducted using a ship model of length 3.057 m in a square tank at the National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering, Japan. The wave conditions were as follows: the wave height was 3.6 m at full-scale, ratio of wavelength to ship length was 1.0, and the ship approached in the head wave direction before it was steered. The present method can simulate both the turning motion and wave-induced motions in regular waves with practical accuracy.

     

Improved formula for estimating added resistance of ships in engineering applications

The authors previously introduced a semi-empirical formula that enabled fast estimation of the added resistance of ships in head waves, and in this study the formula is further refined for easy use in engineering applications. It includes an alternative ship draft correction coefficient, which better accounts for the wave pressure decay with ship’s draft. In addition, it only uses the speed and main characteristics of the ship and wave environment as input, and has been simplified to the extent that it can be readily processed using a pocket calculator. Extensive validations are conducted for different ship types at low to moderate speeds in various typical irregular sea conditions, and encouraging results are obtained. This relevant and topical research lies within the framework of the recent IMO MEPC.232(65) (2013) EEDI guidelines for estimating the minimum powering of ships in adverse weather conditions, which specify for the use of simple methods in current Level 2 assessment within engineering applications.     

波浪引起破损船的垂向运动和弯矩（英文）

The wave-induced vertical ship motions and bending moments of a double hull-oil tanker in realistic flooding conditions are studied. The scenarios investigated are represented by water ingress into the starboard ballast tanks for collision damage cases and both starboard and portside ballast tanks for grounding situations. Seakeeping computations are performed for eight damage scenarios and for the intact condition, each corresponding to different changes in displacement, trim, and heel. For each of the damage conditions, transfer functions of vertical motions and loads are calculated using a potential linear 3 D panel hydrodynamic code in the frequency domain that includes effect of the motion of the water in flooded tanks. A MATLAB code is developed to facilitate automated hydrodynamic simulation of many damage scenarios. Verification of seakeeping results is performed by comparing transfer functions with results of the previous study. Wave-induced vertical responses of damaged ship are then compared to those of intact ship using two spectral-based methods originating from uncertainty analysis of wave loads, which are convenient tools to assess consequences of damage on short-term ship responses. Generally, observed trend is that vertical wave-induced responses of damaged ship converge toward those of intact ship with increasing wave period. Fairly small differences between responses of asymmetrically damaged ship with respect to the symmetrical incoming wave directions are found. The results of the study are an efficient method for seakeeping assessment of damaged oil tankers and the framework for evaluating consequences of damage scenarios, heading angles, and sea conditions on seakeeping responses of damaged ships.The results can be used to decide if the intact ship model can be used instead of the damaged one for the emergency response procedure or for the risk assessment studies when modeling and computational time represent important limitations.     

Stern waves consisting of forward-oriented breaking waves and the remaining following waves

When a ship with a wide, immersed transom stern runs on a deep draft, forward-oriented wave breaking often occurs just behind the transom stern. In such conditions, stern waves can be considered to consist of two main components: the forward-oriented breaking wave and the remaining following waves. In our previous study, which was the first part of the present study, we developed a method to treat the forward-oriented breaking wave, and have clarified that it has a scale effect and its resistance coefficient decreases with an increase in the size of the model ship. On the other hand, the study also indicated that the height of the remaining following waves increases with an increase in the model ship size. The purpose of this paper is a more complete understanding of the two different component characteristics of the stern waves. We have developed a method to estimate the resistance due to the remaining following waves. Using this method, we have reached three main conclusions. The resistance increases considerably if the remaining following waves change to forward-oriented breaking waves. The resistance coefficient of the remaining following waves increases only slightly with an increase in model ship size. This stern wave resistance coefficient is strongly affected by the forward-oriented breaking waves, and therefore decreases with an increase in model ship size. Received: January 5, 2001 / Accepted: May 28, 2001     

KCS迎浪中耐波性的CFD数值模拟

采用计算流体动力学(CFD)软件STAR-CCM,对国际集装箱标模KCS在迎浪规则波中的运动响应和波浪增阻等主要耐波性能进行数值计算。采用动态重叠网格处理船体运动,同时利用VOF方法模拟自由面波形演化情况。计算结果显示:动态重叠网格具有较强的适应性,能较好地处理船体的大幅运动,计算得到的船体运动幅值能与试验结果相一致,静水和波浪中的阻力计算结果与试验结果能较好地吻合;从自由面波形方面看,KCS船体兴波与来波存在较强的相互干扰,当波峰撞击船首时,波面起伏较大,数值计算能较好地模拟这些流动现象。     

一个改进的波浪增阻近似公式在船舶设计中的应用（英文）

The authors previously introduced a semi-empirical formula that enabled fast estimation of the added resistance of ships in head waves, and in this study the formula is further refined for easy use in engineering applications. It includes an alternative ship draft correction coefficient, which better accounts for the wave pressure decay with ship's draft. In addition, it only uses the speed and main characteristics of the ship and wave environment as input, and has been simplified to the extent that it can be readily processed using a pocket calculator. Extensive validations are conducted for different ship types at low to moderate speeds in various typical irregular sea conditions, and encouraging results are obtained. This relevant and topical research lies within the framework of the recent IMO MEPC.232(65)(2013) EEDI guidelines for estimating the minimum powering of ships in adverse weather conditions, which specify for the use of simple methods in current Level 2 assessment within engineering applications.     

基于母型船的船体线型优化设计研究

为满足MARPOL公约新要求,某科考船的后续船型燃油舱需采用双舷侧外板保护,船体宽度较母型船增加。为降低后续船船体宽度增加引起的阻力,利用CFD方法分析母型船船模及宽度增加后的流场、阻力特点,确定降低后续船的兴波阻力为重点优化方向。通过改变球鼻艏参数降低船体兴波阻力,根据多种改型模型的CFD计算结果,确定了较优的球鼻艏参数,有效降低了后续船的阻力。     

基于C#与MATLAB混合编程的船舶压载水仿真系统

针对以往船舶压载水仿真系统仅能用于某些特定船舶的问题,提出基于管网有限元法的参数化建模方法.为实现对压载水调节方案的优化,在仿真系统中加入基于改进非劣分层遗传算法(Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm Ⅱ,NSGA-Ⅱ)的自动调载算法和基于反向传播(Back Propagati...     

基于船波相对运动的船艏砰击仿真方法

在分析船波相对运动表达式的基础上计算船艏典型剖面的船波相对运动,探讨船艏入水过程中的砰击问题,对比船体某剖面3种入水仿真模型计算所得的砰击载荷,讨论三维外形和航行速度对船艏剖面砰击外载荷的影响。在该分析中,船体在规则波浪中的运动用基于三维势流理论的水动力软件AQWA计算获得,船波相对运动通过理论推导计算获得,用对船艏结构施加强迫运动的方式模拟船波相对运动的真实过程。采用An—sys／Ls—Dyna软件的流固耦合分析进行入水仿真,流体划分为ALE体积网格,船艏视为刚体,划分为Lagrange有限元网格。对比结果表明：在三维模型中,相邻剖面引起剖面最大压力点处的液面变化对该点的砰击压力有增大效果,航速有增大剖面砰击压力的作用,减小船艏底部纵向斜升角有利于降低砰击压力。     

江海直达船舶波浪载荷响应试验与数值计算研究（英文）

The ship motions and wave-induced loads of a new type of river-to-sea ship are investigated experimentally and numerically. A river-to-sea ship is an unconventional type of container ship characterized by high breadth to draft ratio and low length to breadth ratio, which makes it more prone to hydroelasticity than conventional ships of the same size. A segmented model was tested under two loading conditions, namely, ballast and loaded conditions, to determine the vertical motions and wave-induced loads under each condition. Results are compared with numerical simulations in the frequency domain. The wave-induced responses are calculated by a nonlinear time domain code at each time step. The response amplitude operators of vertical ship responses in regular waves are analyzed, and the wave-induced responses are consistent with the experimental results.