<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper presents the results of numerical simulations of ship propeller operation bearing the name of Propeller Open Water (POW) Tests. The object of tests was a sample ship propeller (PPTC1), the geometrical and kinematic data of which are available, along with the results of model tests, on the official page of the research centre involved in the measurements. The research aimed at verifying the correctness of results of numerical simulations performed in the model and real scale. The results of numerical analyses performed in the model scale were confronted with those measured in the experiment. Then, making use of dimensionless coefficients which characterise propeller’s operation, the recorded model data were extrapolated to real conditions and compared with corresponding results of simulations. Both the numerical simulations and the experimental research were performed for the same propeller load states. The reported research is in line with other activities which aim at developing advanced numerical methods to support the process of ship propeller designing.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the results of numerical simulations of ship propeller operation bearing the name of Propeller Open Water (POW) Tests. The object of tests was a sample ship propeller (PPTC1), the geometrical and kinematic data of which are available, along with the results of model tests, on the official page of the research centre involved in the measurements. The research aimed at verifying the correctness of results of numerical simulations performed in the model and real scale. The results of numerical analyses performed in the model scale were confronted with those measured in the experiment. Then, making use of dimensionless coefficients which characterise propeller’s operation, the recorded model data were extrapolated to real conditions and compared with corresponding results of simulations. Both the numerical simulations and the experimental research were performed for the same propeller load states. The reported research is in line with other activities which aim at developing advanced numerical methods to support the process of ship propeller designing.

Numerical Simulations Of Hydrodynamic Open-Water Characteristics Of A Ship Propeller

Centrum Techniki Okrętowej S.A. Ship Design and Research Center Szczecińska 65 St. 80-392 Gdańsk,

CTO S.A. Ship Design and Research Centre, Gdańsk,

Bota Technik Sp. z o.o. Limited Partnership,

Polish Maritime Research

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The paper presents the results of numerical simulations of ship propeller operation bearing the name of Propeller Open Water (POW) Tests. The object of tests...

Numerical Simulations Of Hydrodynamic Open-Water Characteristics Of A Ship Propeller

Data publikacji: 20 sty 2017

Zakres stron: 16 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2016-0067

Słowa kluczowe
CFD, model tests, POW Test, propeller, validation

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Numerical Simulations Of Hydrodynamic Open-Water Characteristics Of A Ship Propeller

Data publikacji: 20 sty 2017

Zakres stron: 16 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2016-0067

Słowa kluczoweCFD, model tests, POW Test, propeller, validation

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
CFD, model tests, POW Test, propeller, validation