Propeller-hull interaction effects in waves
Research Project, 2019
– 2021
In order to design fuel efficient ships and right install machinery onboard, ship designers need to know the interaction effects between a vessel’s components. For instance, neglecting the interaction effects between propeller, hull and rudder may result in under/over-prediction of the required power, about 10%. Thanks to the development of modern computational methods and to some extent the measurement techniques during the recent years, naval architects have been able to explore the interaction effects more in detail and enhance their designs. However, a large proportion of these studies have been carried out in model scale as well as in calm water where no incoming waves are involved. The objective of the current project is to push the boundaries of the ship hydrodynamics research field further forward and study the propeller-hull interaction effects in waves to introduce new possibilities for ship fuel consumption reduction.
Participants
Arash Eslamdoost (contact)
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Marine Technology
Rickard Bensow
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Marine Technology
Mohsen Irannezhad
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Marine Technology
Collaborations
Lighthouse
Gothenburg, Sweden
Funding
Swedish Transport Administration
Funding Chalmers participation during 2019–2021
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Sustainable development
Driving Forces
Transport
Areas of Advance
Energy
Areas of Advance
C3SE (Chalmers Centre for Computational Science and Engineering)
Infrastructure