船舶在迎浪中运动响应和波浪增阻的RANS数值模拟

该文利用naoe-FOAM-SJTU求解器计算分析了Wigley Ⅲ型船模在迎浪中的运动响应.naoe-FOAM-SJTU求解器是基于开源代码OpenFOAM工具箱和数据结构,专门面向船舶与海洋工程复杂水动力学问题而开发的求解器.采用的控制方程为RANS方程,用有限体积法进行离散,采用VOF方法和动网格方法分别处理两相流界面和船体运动,运动响应是通过求解六自由度刚体运动方程得到.计算算例为三个航速和不同波长下Wigley Ⅲ型船模垂荡和纵摇的运动响应,以及波浪增阻,计算结果和试验值吻合较好.此外,还计算了Wigley Ⅲ型船模大幅度运动的算例,用于验证naoe-FOAM-SJTU求解器处理强非线性问题的能力,在该算例中,观察到了明显的非线性特征和严重的甲板上浪现象.     

Numerical computations of resistance of high speed catamaran in calm water

In this paper, the in-house multifunction solver naoe-FOAM-SJTU is applied to study the resistance and wave-making performance of a high-speed catamaran sailing at different velocity in calm water. The volume of fluid（VOF） method is used to capture the free interface and the finite volume method（FVM） is adopted as the discretization scheme. The hull model is fixed with initial trim and sinkage. The numerical results of the presented paper agree very well with the measurement data of model test. Wave making and vortex field are well simulated to analyze the hydrodynamic performance of a catamaran.     

URANS simulations of ship motion responses in long-crest irregular waves

In this paper, numerical prediction of ship motion responses in long-crest irregular waves by the URANS-VOF method is presented. A white noise spectrum is applied to generate the incoming waves to evaluate the motion responses. The procedure can replace a decade of simulations in regular wave with one single run to obtain a complete curve of linear motion response, considerably reducing computation time. A correction procedure is employed to adjust the wave generation signal based on the wave spectrum and achieves fairly better results in the wave tank. Three ship models with five wave conditions are introduced to validate the method. The computations in this paper are completed by using the solver naoe-FOAM-SJTU, a solver developed for ship and ocean engineering based on the open source code OpenFOAM. The computational motion responses by the irregular wave procedure are compared with the results by regular wave, experiments and strip theory. Transfer functions by irregular wave closely agree with the data obtained in the regular waves, showing negligible difference. The comparison between computational results and experiments also show good agreements. The results better predicted by CFD method than strip theories indicate that this method can compensate for the inaccuracy of the strip theories. The results confirm that the irregular wave procedure is a promising method for the accurate prediction of motion responses with less accuracy loss and higher efficiency compared with the regular wave procedure.