Yaw effect on bi-stable air-wakes of a generic ship using large eddy simulation
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2021

An LES (large eddy simulation) investigation at 𝑅𝑒 = 8 × 104 has been conducted to predict the flow past a simplified frigate shape model at yaw, of which the stern is analogous to a double backward-facing step. At 0◩ yaw, the occurrence of a double bi-stable flow configuration is recorded, i.e. an asymmetrical flow topology is observed behind each step, and the flow configuration at the flight deck (top step) is anti-symmetrical as compared to the rear step. Even when the incoming flow is yawed with a small angle (e.g. ± 2.5◩), the bi- stable flow configuration is still present and the level of the asymmetry is increased at each step. Moreover, the negative angle maintains the same flow configuration as what is shown at 0◩ yaw, while the positive angle leads to the corresponding anti-symmetrical flow configuration. A larger yaw angle suppresses this asymmetrical flow topology on both steps. To explore those asymmetrical phenomena, a brief analysis and discussion are included for each case, showing that the direction of the incoming flow and the length of each step are key parameters that characterise this double bi-stable behaviour.

Generic ship

Bi-stable air-wakes

Yaw effect

LES

Double backward-facing step

Författare

Jie Zhang

Chalmers, Mekanik och maritima vetenskaper, Strömningslära

Central South University

Guglielmo Minelli

Chalmers, Mekanik och maritima vetenskaper, Strömningslära

Branislav Basara

AVL

Rickard Bensow

Chalmers, Mekanik och maritima vetenskaper, Marin teknik

Sinisa Krajnovic

Chalmers, Mekanik och maritima vetenskaper, Strömningslära

Ocean Engineering

0029-8018 (ISSN)

Vol. 219 108164

Drivkrafter

Hållbar utveckling

Innovation och entreprenörskap

Styrkeområden

Transport

Infrastruktur

C3SE (Chalmers Centre for Computational Science and Engineering)

Ämneskategorier

Farkostteknik

DOI

10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.108164

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2021-01-07