Experimental and numerical analyses of the hydrodynamic performance of propeller boss cap fins in a propeller-rudder system

Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics

Yumin Su¹  Yu Sun¹  Haizhou Hu¹  Xiaoxiang Wang² 

[1] Harbin Engineering University;Key Aviation Scientific and Technological Laboratory of High-speed Hydrodynamic, Avic Special Vehicle Research Institute;

关键词: Propeller boss cap fins;    cavitation tunnel experiment;    computational fluid dynamics;    energy-saving effect;    hydrodynamic performance;   

DOI  :  10.1080/19942060.2015.1121838

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents the simulated and experimental results of propeller-rudder systems with propeller boss cap fins (PBCFs) and analyzes the hydrodynamic performance of PBCFs in propeller-rudder systems. The purpose is to study the impact of PBCFs on the hydrodynamic performance of rudders. Hydrodynamic experiments were carried out on propeller-rudder systems with PBCFs in a cavitation tunnel. The experimental energy-saving effect of the PBCF without a rudder was 1.47% at the design advance coefficient J = 0.8. The numerical simulation was based on the Navier–Stokes equations solved with a sliding mesh and the SST (Shear Stress Transfer) k-ω turbulence model. After the grid independence analysis, the flow fields of an open-water propeller with and without a PBCF were compared, then the efficiencies of the propulsion systems including different rudders and the thrust coefficient Kr of rudders were analyzed. The results indicate that the installation of a PBCF increases the resistance of the rudder, which results in a reduction in the energy-saving effect of the PBCF. At the design advance coefficient, the energy-saving effect of the PBCF with an ordinary rudder and a twisted rudder decreases from 1.47% to 1.08% and 1.16%, respectively; thus, it is important to factor in the rudder of a propulsion system when evaluating the energy-saving effects of PBCFs .

【 授权许可】

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