Computational fluid dynamics simulations of ship airwake

N. Sezer-Uzol, A. Sharma, L. N. Long

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Abstract

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of ship airwakes are discussed in this article. CFD is used to simulate the airwakes of landing helicopter assault (LHA) and landing platform dock-17 (LPD-17) classes of ships. The focus is on capturing the massively separated flow from sharp edges of blunt bodies, while ignoring the viscous effects. A parallel, finite-volume flow solver is used with unstructured grids on full-scale ship models for the CFD calculations. Both steady-state and time-accurate results are presented for a wind speed of 15.43 m/s (30 knot) and for six different wind-over-deck angles. The article also reviews other computational and experimental ship airwake research.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)369-392
Number of pages24
JournalProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume219
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2005

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

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