Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Unsteady Flow Around a Propeller

In the present paper the analysis of the flow around the propeller of a twin screw vessel is performed both experimentally by Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) measurements and numerically by a potential flow solver. The velocity fields obtained through the experimental survey have been used to assess the accuracy of the solver for the application to modern propellers, featuring rather extreme geometries and large pitch variations. The results show that, in spite of the approximations introduced, the solver is able to capture the main features of the flow. The combined use of numerical and experimental tools reveals itself as a fundamental step for a deep comprehension of phenomena taking place in modern ship units.

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    Office of Naval Research

    Department of the Navy, 800 North Quincy Street
    Arlington, VA  United States  22217

    Bassin d'Essais des Carenes

    Chaussee du Vexin
    Val-de-Reuil,   France  27100

    National Research Council

    Naval Studies Board, 500 5th Street, NW
    Washington, DC  United States  20001
  • Authors:
    • Esposito, P G
    • Salvatore, F
    • Di Felice, F
    • Ingenito, G
    • Caprino, G
  • Discussers:
    • Hoshino, T
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  • Publication Date: 2001

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  • English

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  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Features: Figures; Photos; References;
  • Pagination: pp 511-526
  • Monograph Title: Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics

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  • Accession Number: 01369736
  • Record Type: Publication
  • ISBN: 9780309254670
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: May 11 2012 9:05AM