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Numerical study on scale effect of form factor |
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| Authors: | Jen-Shiang Kouh Shiu-Wu Chau |
| Institution: | a Department of Engineering Science and Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan b Department of Multimedia and Game Science, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan c Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Abstract: | The scale effect of form factor is investigated via a numerical approach in this paper, where the turbulent ship flow is computed by solving the steady and incompressible Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes and continuity equations. A wall function approach is employed to bridge the near-wall and outer turbulent flow region. The numerical scheme based on a finite-volume formulation is applied to discretize the coupled governing equation. For the sake of numerical stability, accuracy and economy, an identical grid is employed to compute ship flow at different Reynolds number, where the grid is optimized for the medium Reynolds number of the investigated range. Four surface ships and two sub-bodies with notably different geometrical characteristics are chosen as the investigated cases, where double-model flow without appendages is computed. The calculated total resistance coefficient shows a decreasing tendency against Reynolds number among all studied hulls. Similar to the calculated total resistance coefficient, the calculated friction resistance coefficient decreases with the Reynolds number and varies relatively little for a given Reynolds number among different hulls. The viscous pressure resistance coefficient is less insensitive to the Reynolds number but apparently depends on hull form. Compared with the form factor calculation based on empirical friction lines, the flat-plate friction prediction based on CFD approach clearly gives smaller Re-dependent form factor, which should more realistically reflect the scale effect of form factor. The form factor exhibits a near linear and increasing dependence on Reynolds number. The numerical results show that the dependence of rP on Reynolds number mainly governs the scale effect of form factor. |
| Keywords: | Form factor Scale effect Ship flow computation Resistance prediction |
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