A numerical investigation of the wake of an axisymmetric body with appendages

A Posa, E Balaras - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2016 - cambridge.org
We report wall-resolved large-eddy simulations of an axisymmetric body of revolution with
appendages. The geometry is that of the DARPA SUBOFF body at 0 yaw angle and a …

Numerical prediction of submarine hydrodynamic coefficients using CFD simulation

Y Pan, H Zhang, Q Zhou - Journal of Hydrodynamics, 2012 - Springer
The submarine Hydrodynamic coefficients are predicted by numerical simulations. Steady
and unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulations are carried out to …

A new CFD method for determination of translational added mass coefficients of an underwater vehicle

E Javanmard, S Mansoorzadeh, JA Mehr - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, a new computational fluid dynamics approach is suggested to calculate
translational longitudinal and transverse added mass coefficients of an underwater vehicle …

How does the free surface affect the hydrodynamics of a shallowly submerged submarine?

MM Amiri, PT Esperança, MA Vitola, SH Sphaier - Applied ocean research, 2018 - Elsevier
It has long been recognized that a shallowly submerged submarine traveling beneath the
free surface experiences a larger resistance force in conjunction with a lift force and a pitch …

URANS investigation of the interaction between the free surface and a shallowly submerged underwater vehicle at steady drift

MM Amiri, SH Sphaier, MA Vitola… - Applied Ocean Research, 2019 - Elsevier
An axisymmetric underwater vehicle (UV) at a steady drift angle experiences the complex
three-dimensional crossflow separation. This separation arises from the unfavorable …

Numerical analysis on hydrodynamic characteristics of a deep-sea mining vehicle under three typical motions

Y Dai, C Xue, Q Su, X Huang - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
A numerical analysis was conducted on the hydrodynamic characteristics of a deep-sea
mining vehicle. The simulations employed the Reynolds Stress Model (RSM) to focus on the …

Numerical analysis of control surface effects on AUV manoeuvrability

JLD Dantas, EA De Barros - Applied Ocean Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Computational fluid dynamics, CFD, is becoming an essential tool in the prediction of the
hydrodynamic efforts and flow characteristics of underwater vehicles for manoeuvring …

Effect of a propeller duct on AUV maneuverability

EA De Barros, JLD Dantas - Ocean Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
A number of autonomous underwater vehicles, AUV, are equipped with commercial ducted
propellers, most of them produced originally for the remote operated vehicle, ROV, industry …

Energy-saving optimization for spacing configurations of a pair of self-propelled AUV based on hull form uncertainty design

X Liang, Z Dong, Y Hou, X Mu - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a spacing configuration-based energy-saving optimization approach for
a pair of AUVs to achieve minimum resistance through the hull forms and propeller …

Delphin2: An over actuated autonomous underwater vehicle for manoeuvring research

AB Philips, LV Steenson, E Rogers… - Transactions of the …, 2013 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
Delphin2 is a hover capable torpedo style Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV),
developed at the University of Southampton to provide a test bed for research in marine …