Estimation and prediction of effective inflow velocity to propeller in waves

A free running test using a container ship model clarified properties of effective inflow velocity to propellers in waves. The analysis assumes that thrust and torque vary keeping their relation to the effective inflow velocity as represented by open-water characteristics of a propeller in a steady calm water condition. Measurement in regular waves confirmed the variation of average values of the effective wake coefficient and ship speed depending on wavelength and wave encounter angle. Comparison with the longitudinal flow velocity measured at the sides of the propeller using an onboard vane-wheel current meters confirmed that one can estimate the effective inflow velocity based on thrust or torque data. Theoretical estimates in regular waves based on a strip method are provided and compared with the experimental data. A prediction model of the future inflow velocity is proposed to cope with a time delay of a propeller pitch controller for higher propeller efficiency in waves.     

基于MRF方法和滑移网格的螺旋桨水动力性能研究

本文基于计算流体力学(CFD)方法,对多重参考系模型(MRF)及滑移网格模型(SM)在计算螺旋桨水动力性能时的差异进行了探讨。将以上两种模型应用到4381螺旋桨的水动力性能计算中,首先将计算得到的推力系数及转矩系数与试验数据进行了对比,考察了两种计算模型对螺旋桨的敞水性能的预测情况,并进一步对两种模型计算得到的螺旋桨盘面的速度场、桨叶的压力分布、桨后涡量云图等进行了对比分析。计算结果表明,滑移网格模型相较于多重参考系模型,对螺旋桨的推力系数的模拟结果误差更小,扭矩系数方面,两种模型的模拟结果相差不大;对于进速系数较大时,两种模型模拟得到的压力分布及速度分布较为相似,但对于高负荷情况,滑移网格模型可以更好地捕捉桨叶的压力分布及桨盘面处的速度分布情况;进速系数较小时,多重参考系模型可以模拟出涡结构的发散现象,而滑移网格模型可以更好的在高进速系数情况下捕捉到梢涡结构。     

对转舵桨水动力性能理论分析

为了对对转舵桨水动力性能进行计算分析,文章采用低阶速度势面元法建立了对转舵桨水动力性能理论迭代预报模型。对转舵桨的前桨、后桨和吊舱单元之间的相互扰动通过诱导速度来考虑,诱导速度由面元法计算获得。为了对对转舵桨性能进行对比分析,文中采用同样的预报模型对相应常规单桨水动力性能进行了计算,该单桨与对转舵桨在设计工况下能够提供相同的推力。实例计算结果表明,在提供相同推力的条件下,对转舵桨相对单桨收到功率可降低8.03%。与单桨相比,对转舵桨尾流周向诱导速度明显减小,其尾流旋转能量得到有效回收。     

风浪中螺旋桨水动力变化的实用计算方法

风浪中螺旋桨水动力变化规律是研究舰船在风浪中速航性能的重要方面。本文参照有关文献,提出了一种计算风浪中螺旋桨推力、转矩损失的实用定量计算方法,既可用于较精确地估算舰船在风浪中的增阻和失速,还可供提高舰船在风浪中速航性的研究和螺旋桨设计参考。     

水下潜器系统导管螺旋桨水动力特性及周围流场分布预报与分析

运用计算流体力学方法对水下潜器系统中导管螺旋桨在水下潜器转艏运动中螺旋桨周围的水动力现象进行观察,对在这样的工况下导管螺旋桨周围流场特征、进速、诱导速度、推力沿盘面和桨叶径向的分布,以及螺旋桨所发出的推力与螺旋桨周围流场之间的关系进行观察。计算结果表明:在一定的螺旋桨转速条件下,进速越小,螺旋桨所发出的推力也越大;由于导管出口处激发出的梢泄涡作用,导致盘面后叶梢附近轴向诱导速度降低、压力增大,该处叶面与叶背之间的压差也随之增大;螺旋桨的推力沿桨叶径向的分布呈现出半径越大,所产生的推力也越大的特点。     

基于流固耦合的舵桨水动力性能研究和强度校核

文章创新地提出了将流固耦合计算方法应用于对舵桨的水动力性能和强度校核的联立求解中。应用此方法,对舵桨在不同航速下的水动力性能进行了研究,比较了不同航速下舵桨产生的推力和扭矩,总结出桨叶推力、扭矩、敞水效率随进速变化的规律;同时又以流体计算的结果作为强度计算的载荷条件,对舵桨强度进行校核,从而保证了舵桨满足强度需求。流固耦合计算方法的使用为舵桨性能研究提供了一套全新的方法。     

均流中大型集装箱船桨舵干扰粘性流场的数值计算研究

应用FLUENT软件的滑移网格技术,实现了均匀来流中的桨舵干扰粘性流场计算。考察了桨推力、舵受力,桨舵周围的速度、压力分布。为尝试预报舵空泡性能,还考察了桨舵间距变化对舵面上的压力分布的影响,取得了与舵空泡观察试验一致的结果。本项工作为船后桨舵干扰粘性流场计算提供了基础。     

船体伴流对直翼推进器水动力性能的影响

[目的]直翼推进器是一种特种推进器,其借助从船舶底部伸出并围绕垂直轴往复式摆动的桨叶产生精准且无级可调的推力,有必要研究敞水和伴流条件下直翼推进器的水动力性能.[方法]首先,通过分析直翼推进器的工作原理,推导出叶片的多重运动规律公式;然后,基于RANS方程和κ-ε湍流模型,采用滑移网格技术计算直翼推进器的敞水性能;最后...     

A method for numerical calculation of propeller hydrodynamics in unsteady inflow

The hydrodynamic performance of a propeller in unsteady inflow was calculated using the surface panel method. The surfaces of blades and hub were discreted by a number of hyperboloidal quadrilateral panels with constant source and doublet distribution. Each panel's corner coordinates were calculated by spline interpolation between the main parameter and the blade geometry of the propeller. The integral equation was derived using the Green Formula. The influence coefficient of the matrix was calculated by the Morino analytic formula. The tangential velocity distribution was calculated with the Yanagizawa method, and the pressure coefficient was calculated using the Bonuli equation. The pressure Kutta condition was satisfied at the trailing edge of the propeller blade using the Newton-Raphson iterative procedure, so as to make the pressure coefficients of the suction and pressure faces of the blade equal at the trailing edge. Calculated results for the propeller in steady inflow were taken as initialization values for the unsteady inflow calculation process. Calculations were carried out from the moment the propeller achieved steady rotation. At each time interval, a linear algebraic equation combined with Kutta condition was established on a key blade and solved numerically. Comparison between calculated results and experimental results indicates that this method is correct and effective.     

数值水池船模自航试验方法研究

同时考虑自由液面、真实螺旋桨的旋转运动,在数值水池实现了船/桨整体流场的数值计算。在既定航速下,推力与船体阻力为螺旋桨转速的函数,通过变化转速得到自航点。文中数值计算得到的自航点与物理水池试验自航点吻合良好。根据数值自航试验结果,不仅可通过积分的方法计算伴流分数与推力减额分数,还可详细分析螺旋桨进流与桨叶的速度、压力分...     

船用桨后固定组合叶轮节能效果研究

船用桨后固定组合叶轮是一种新型螺旋桨节能装置。为了解其节能机理并验证节能效果,基于计算流体力学(CFD)方法对该问题进行研究。首先选用B4-65螺旋桨进行敞水数值模拟,验证计算模型和方法的正确性;然后重点对螺旋桨在加装桨后固定组合叶轮后的水动力性能进行模拟。结果表明:桨后固定组合叶轮能够较好地削弱螺旋桨后方的梢涡与毂涡,回收尾流能量。而且该节能装置能与螺旋桨产生有利干扰,增加桨叶上的推力。在低进速区(J0.4)时,该节能装置能达到2%以上的节能效果。     

低速大推力导管桨水动力性能预报及优化设计

为研究低速大推力导管桨水动力性能,应用商业软件Fluent,采用RANS方法结合k-ω湍流模型,开展了对原型和改型导管桨敞水状态下的数值计算。采用多运动参考坐标框架(MRF)技术,通过局部网格加密,来模拟桨叶和导管间的间隙流动。重点考察了设计工况点的水动力性能,压力分布等,通过计算分析,对导管桨(包括桨叶、导管以及前后定子)进行了优化设计。研究发现,导管桨在低速高负荷状态下,桨叶吸力面叶梢附近有很大的低压区。提高导管推力占比,可较大幅度提升推进效率。优化后置定子,能使效率得到一定提升。相关结果进行了试验验证,吻合良好,表明该数值研究方法可靠,具有广阔的工程应用前景。     

一种计算吊舱与螺旋桨相互干扰的新方法(英文)

为了计算吊舱推进器的非定常水动力性能,建立了用诱导速度势处理吊舱和螺旋桨非定常相互干扰的方法,并和用诱导速度处理两者相互干扰的方法作了对比分析.讨论了两种方法的数值计算中为了避免奇异性而对一些参数的设定方法.经过用两种方法对均匀来流和非均匀来流条件下水动力性能的计算比较,发现两种方法的计算结果很接近,并与模型试验结果吻合得很好,但用诱导速度势的方法编程工作量较诱导速度方法少,而且还可节省大量的计算时间和存储空间,是一种计算吊舱推进器和其他组合推进器水动力性能相对简单而且有效的方法.     

Improvement of Propeller Hydrodynamic Drag and Efficiency on USCG Cutters Operating in Trailshaft Mode

Large US Coast Guard cutters spend much of their underway time with only one of two propellers operating. The offline propeller is "trailed," often creating a significant amount of hydrodynamic drag. Operators from the fleet do not appear to have any specific guidance on how best to reduce this drag. Using the propeller analysis tools PSF-3 and PSF-10, propeller thrust coefficient values versus advance coefficient values were created for the propellers of the USCG 270' cutters. These values—and the associated drag—vary significantly in magnitude based on the trailed propeller pitch. Based upon sea trial measurements, expected magnitudes of this drag versus pitch setting were predicted. Minimum drag pitch settings were identified for an operational 270' cutter at 8 knots. RPM and pitch settings for maximum hydrodynamic efficiency for the online shaft are sometimes developed during ship acquisition. In the current work, a methodology for conducting such a study is discussed to demonstrate to ship operators the relative ease with which they could perform this analysis on board, if effective power and propeller thrust coefficient values are available. Consideration of prime mover specific fuel consumption rates together with propeller hydrodynamic efficiencies is discussed.     

紧急制动及紧急向前时螺旋桨绕流的大涡模拟

船舶在港口停泊或在过驳、动力定位作业过程中需要进行复杂的操纵,此时船舶需要在低速非设计工况下实现后退、紧急制动和紧急向前等运动。在这些低速操纵运动过程中,螺旋桨工作于四象限内,由此产生的侧向力会影响船舶的操纵性能。出于安全考虑,需要评估螺旋桨在四象限内的水动力性能。文章基于CFD方法模拟了螺旋桨在四象限内作业时的紧急制动和紧急向前工况,采取LES方法模拟了紧急制动和紧急向前时剧烈的非定常分离流动。对紧急制动工况进行了网格收敛性分析;所得到的推力和扭矩系数与现有的试验值进行了比较,分析了螺旋桨负荷对螺旋桨性能的影响。通过对桨叶表面的压力分布、一些典型平面上的速度轮廓和流线以及推力的频谱特性进行分析,展示了螺旋桨流动的机理。     

毂帽鳍的节能机理分析

应用计算流体力学方法（CFD）,结合 RNG湍流模型和动参考系计算模型（MRF）,对普通桨和桨+毂帽鳍的敞水水动力性能进行计算,通过对毂帽鳍及螺旋桨叶片的受力情况进行研究,结合普通桨和桨+毂帽鳍2种情况的桨后尾流场分析,结果表明,桨后毂帽鳍上产生的推力和扭矩有限,桨+毂帽鳍的节能机理主要是利用毂帽鳍削弱了毂涡,改善了桨后流场周向速度,提高了前桨的推力,从而提高了效率。     

Hydro-elastic analysis and optimization of a composite marine propeller

The present paper addresses the design and optimization of a flexible composite marine propeller. The aim is to tailor the laminate to control the deformed shape of the blade and consequently the developed thrust. The development of a hydro-elastic model is presented, and the laminate lay-up which minimizes the fuel consumption for the cruising and maximum speed conditions is simultaneously determined. Results show a reduction of 1.25% in fuel consumption for the combined case corresponding to a decrease of 4.7% in the cruising speed condition. Finally, the strength of the optimal blade is analyzed using the Tsai-Wu strength index. After local tailoring of the laminate configuration throughout the propeller a maximum value of 0.7 is determined indicating no failure will occur under normal operation conditions. The results suggest that it is possible to design a medium-sized flexible composite marine propeller that will enable a reduction of the fuel consumption while withstanding the imposed loads     

Circular motion tests and uncertainty analysis for ship maneuverability

Circular motion test data and uncertainty analysis results of investigations of the hydrodynamic characteristics of ship maneuvering are presented. The model ships used were a container ship and two tankers, and the measured items were the surge and sway forces, yaw moment, propeller thrust, rudder normal and tangential forces, pitch and roll angles, and heave. The test parameters were the oblique angle and yaw rate for the conditions of a hull with a rudder and propeller in which the rudder angle was set to zero and the propeller speed was set to the model self-propulsion conditions. Carriage data showing the accuracy of the towing conditions in the circular motion test are also presented. It was confirmed that the uncertainties in the hydrodynamic forces such as the surge and sway forces, yaw moment, rudder tangential and normal forces, and propeller thrust were fairly small. The reported uncertainty analysis results of the circular motion test data may be beneficial in validating data quality and in discussing reliability for simulation of ship maneuvering performance.     

Numerical calculations of propeller shaft loads on azimuth propulsors in oblique inflow

This paper evaluates various computational methods used to compute propeller performance, hydrodynamic side force and bending moment applied to an azimuth propulsor propeller shaft in oblique inflow. The two non-viscous models used are the BEM method and the blade element momentum theory (BEMT). RANS calculations are used to compute the loads on the propeller and the nominal wake velocity from the thruster body to be used in the BEMT model. The effect of the ship hull is also considered in the calculation by implementing the measured nominal wake of a ship hull at different propeller azimuthal positions. All the models are compared and validated against the experimental results, and the discussions are presented.     

冰阻塞参数对螺旋桨水动力性能影响试验研究

针对冰水混合环境下冰阻塞逼近效应对螺旋桨水动力性能影响,在空泡水筒开展了均流和冰阻塞条件下的螺旋桨模型水动力性能试验,测试了冰桨轴向、垂向间距等冰阻塞参数对不同运行工况的螺旋桨模型水动力性能影响。试验结果表明,冰阻塞物一方面改变流场特征直接影响螺旋桨模型推力和扭矩,另一方面改变桨叶的空泡特性进而影响水动力性能。在无空化状态,随着垂向和轴向阻塞逼近程度的加深,在冰阻塞环境螺旋桨模型推力系数相比于均流可产生40%和20%的增加;而在桨叶严重空泡的重载状态,螺旋桨水动力随冰桨间距的变化不明显,桨叶的空泡效应减缓了冰阻塞效应的影响程度。