Investigation on Numerical Prediction of Propeller Induced Hull Pressure Pulses
Paper in proceeding, 2018

Simulation of a cavitating propeller in behind conditions and analysis of induced hull pressure fluctuations are presented. All the simulations were performed using RANS method in the commercial package Star-CCM+. Cavitation patterns show good agreement with experimental measurements, especially the blade tip refined meshes which captured the dynamic behaviour of tip vortex cavitation. The predicted pressure pulse amplitudes agree reasonably well with experimental measurements up to 3rd to 4th order of blade passing frequency.

cavitation

tip vortex cavitation

hull pressure fluctuation

propeller

RANS

Author

Muye Ge

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Marine Technology

Rickard Bensow

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Marine Technology

Urban Svennberg

Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Cavitation (CAV2018)


9780791861851 (ISBN)

10TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CAVITATION (CAV2018)
Baltimore, USA,

Subject Categories

Applied Mechanics

Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics

DOI

10.1115/1.861851_ch123

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