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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijnaoe-2015-0005

Investigation on hydrodynamic performance of a marine propeller in oblique flow by RANS computations  

Yao, Jianxi (Technical University of Berlin)
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International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering / v.7, no.1, 2015 , pp. 56-69 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents a numerical study on investigating on hydrodynamic characteristics of a marine propeller in oblique flow. The study is achieved by RANS simulations on an open source platform - OpenFOAM. A sliding grid approach is applied to compute the rotating motion of the propeller. Total force and moment acting on blades, as well as average force distributions in one revolution on propeller disk, are obtained for 70 cases of combinations of advance ratios and oblique angles. The computed results are compared with available experimental data and discussed.
Keywords
Propeller; Hydrodynamic performance; Oblique flow; RANS simulation; OpenFOAM;
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