Validation of full-scale delivered power CFD simulations
Journal article, 2021

Verification and Validation of CFD simulations of delivered power at full-scale are carried out for a single screw cargo vessel. Numerical simulations are performed with a steady-state RANS method coupled with a body force propeller model based on a lifting line theory. There are no significant differences in the uncertainty levels between model and full-scale computations. The finest grid exhibits the numerical uncertainty of 1.40% at full-scale. Computed results are compared with sea trial data for three sister ships. Special attention is paid to the effect of roughness on the hull and propeller. The comparison error for the delivered power is about 1% which is significantly lower than the experimental uncertainty.

Delivered power

Validation

Self-propulsion

Uncertainty

Hull roughness

Verification

Full-scale

CFD

Author

Michal Orych

Flowtech International AB

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

Sofia Werner

SSPA Sweden AB

Lars Larsson

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

Ocean Engineering

0029-8018 (ISSN)

Vol. 238 109654

Subject Categories

Marine Engineering

DOI

10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.109654

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9/17/2021