Free running CFD simulations to investigate ship manoeuvrability in waves

Wave Effects on Free Running Ship in Standard Zigzag Maneuver

VIRTUE: integrating CFD ship design

Novel ship concepts, increasing size and speed, and strong competition in the global maritime market require that a ship’s hydrodynamic performance be studied at the highest level of sophistication. All hydrodynamic aspects need to be considered so as to optimize trade-offs between resistance, propulsion (and cavitation), seakeeping or manoeuvring. VIRTUE takes a holistic approach to hydrodynam...

Numerical Calculations of Ship Induced Waves

Nowadays, various numerical methods are developed to extend computational fluid dynamics in engineering applications. One of the most useful methods in free surface modeling is Boundary Element Method (BEM). BEM is used to model inviscid fluid flow such as flow around ships. BEM solutions employ surface mesh at all of the boundaries. In order to model the linear free surface, BEM can be modifie...

CFD Simulations of Pressure Drop in KATAPAK-S Structured Packing

KATAPAK-S is a type of structured catalytic packing, which is used in reactive distillation processes. The dry pressure drop characteristic (the pressure drop in the absence of liquid flow) is of significant importance for the investigation of process hydrodynamics. In this paper, the dry pressure drop within the catalyst packed channels of KATAPAK-S has been investigated using Computational Fl...

Ship Underkeel Clearance in Waves

A method is described for combining squat, heel and wave-induced motion calculations into an overall underkeel clearance (UKC) assessment, based on the “dynamic draft” at all the corners of the ship. Particular attention is given to predicting ship motions in shallow water. The effects of resonant roll, wave spreading and extreme motions are discussed. A general UKC assessment is proposed, vali...