Comparison between Model Test and Three CFD Studies for a Benchmark Container Ship

An alternative to experiments is the use of numerical model tests, where performances ships can be evaluated entirely by computer simulations. In this paper, free surface viscous flow around a bare hull simulated with three Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software packages (FINE Marine, ANSYS CFD and SHIPFLOW) compared results obtained during experimental tests. The studied Duisburg Test Case (DTC), developed at Institute Ship Technology, Ocean Engineering Transport Systems (ISMT) for benchmarking validation methods. Hull geometry test resistance, conducted in facility SVA Postdam, Nietzschmann, 2010, are publicly available. A comparative analysis approach performed, related simulation typical container ship. Further, between provided NUMECA, SHIPFLOW performed. Regarding solution obtained, satisfactory agreement towing computation noticed. minimum mean error was through case, 2.011%, which proved best case studied.