Numerical Simulation of Bionic Underwater Vehicle Morphology Drag Optimisation and Flow Field Noise Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Test Models and Parameters
2.2. CFD Theory and Parameter Settings
2.2.1. Computational Domain and Boundary Conditions
2.2.2. Mesh Parameter Settings
2.2.3. Setting of the Calculation Conditions
2.2.4. Hydrodynamic Coefficient Formula
2.3. Hydrodynamic Coefficient
2.4. Numerical Simulation of Flow Field Noise and Calculation of the Working Conditions
3. Results
3.1. Numerical Simulation of the Drag of the Bionic Dolphin
3.2. Comparison of the Morphometric Resistance between the Bionic Dolphin and Bluefin-21 Model
3.3. Flow Field Noise Analysis for the Bionic Dolphin
4. Discussion
4.1. Optimisation of the Morphological Construction of Bionic Underwater Submersibles
4.2. Investigation of the Drag Reduction Mechanism of Bionic Underwater Submersibles
4.3. Mechanisms for Optimising Noise in the Flow Field of Bionic Underwater Submersibles
5. Conclusions and Future Work
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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NACA Airfoil Model | Residual Sum of Squares 1 (SSE1) | Residual Sum of Squares 2 (SSE2) |
---|---|---|
2415 | 0.035 074 329 | 0.041 801 820 |
2418 | 0.022 146 282 | 0.028 718 003 |
2421 | 0.016 872 901 | 0.023 161 129 |
0015 | 0.005 232 818 | / |
0018 | 0.002 486 536 | / |
0021 | 0.007 267 699 | / |
Angle of Pitch/° | Speed/kn | Pressure Contact Drag Coefficient/Cp | Frictional Resistance Coefficient/Cf | Total Resistance Coefficient/Ct | Angle of Pitch/° | Speed/kn | Pressure Contact Drag Coefficient/Cp | Frictional Resistance Coefficient/Cf | Total Resistance Coefficient/Ct |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5° | 0.5 | 0.001 765 | 0.005 138 | 0.006 903 | −5° | 0.5 | 0.001 824 | 0.005 168 | 0.006 992 |
1 | 0.001 585 | 0.004 538 | 0.006 123 | 1 | 0.001 646 | 0.004 567 | 0.006 213 | ||
3 | 0.001 378 | 0.003 758 | 0.005 136 | 3 | 0.001 430 | 0.003 791 | 0.005 221 | ||
5 | 0.001 310 | 0.003 456 | 0.004 766 | 5 | 0.001 356 | 0.003 489 | 0.004 845 | ||
10° | 0.5 | 0.002 941 | 0.005 415 | 0.008 356 | −10° | 0.5 | 0.002 979 | 0.005 442 | 0.008 421 |
1 | 0.002 576 | 0.004 760 | 0.007 336 | 1 | 0.002 618 | 0.004 797 | 0.007 415 | ||
3 | 0.002 117 | 0.003 907 | 0.006 024 | 3 | 0.002 153 | 0.003 956 | 0.006 109 | ||
5 | 0.001 966 | 0.003 580 | 0.005 546 | 5 | 0.001 994 | 0.003 629 | 0.005 623 | ||
15° | 0.5 | 0.005 703 | 0.005 786 | 0.011 489 | −15° | 0.5 | 0.005 347 | 0.005 767 | 0.011 114 |
1 | 0.004 876 | 0.005 046 | 0.009 922 | 1 | 0.004 579 | 0.005 052 | 0.009 631 | ||
3 | 0.003 837 | 0.004 101 | 0.007 938 | 3 | 0.003 568 | 0.004 125 | 0.007 693 | ||
5 | 0.003 495 | 0.003 744 | 0.007 239 | 5 | 0.003 231 | 0.003 772 | 0.007 003 |
Angle of Pitch/° | Speed/kn | Pressure Contact Drag Coefficient/Cp | Frictional Resistance Coefficient/Cf | Total Resistance Coefficient/Ct | Angle of Pitch/° | Speed/kn | Pressure Contact Drag Coefficient/Cp | Frictional Resistance Coefficient/Cf | Total Resistance Coefficient/Ct |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5° | 0.5 | 0.002 531 | 0.004 795 | 0.007 326 | −5° | 0.5 | 0.002 494 | 0.004 804 | 0.007 298 |
1 | 0.002 199 | 0.004 259 | 0.006 458 | 1 | 0.002 177 | 0.004 270 | 0.006 447 | ||
3 | 0.001 978 | 0.003 549 | 0.005 527 | 3 | 0.001 935 | 0.003 563 | 0.005 498 | ||
5 | 0.001 936 | 0.003 267 | 0.005 203 | 5 | 0.001 890 | 0.003 281 | 0.005 171 | ||
10° | 0.5 | 0.003 991 | 0.005 401 | 0.009 392 | −10° | 0.5 | 0.003 948 | 0.005 401 | 0.009 349 |
1 | 0.003 508 | 0.004 746 | 0.008 254 | 1 | 0.003 603 | 0.004 743 | 0.008 346 | ||
3 | 0.003 092 | 0.003 879 | 0.006 971 | 3 | 0.003 054 | 0.003 878 | 0.006 932 | ||
5 | 0.002 910 | 0.003 546 | 0.006 456 | 5 | 0.002 886 | 0.003 543 | 0.006 429 | ||
15° | 0.5 | 0.007 104 | 0.006 091 | 0.013 195 | −15° | 0.5 | 0.007 069 | 0.006 085 | 0.013 154 |
1 | 0.006 334 | 0.005 283 | 0.011 617 | 1 | 0.006 235 | 0.005 279 | 0.011 514 | ||
3 | 0.005 286 | 0.004 243 | 0.009 529 | 3 | 0.005 426 | 0.004 243 | 0.009 669 | ||
5 | 0.005 078 | 0.003 852 | 0.008 930 | 5 | 0.005 227 | 0.003 854 | 0.009 081 |
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Huang, X.; Han, D.; Zhang, Y.; Chen, X.; Liu, B.; Kong, X.; Jiang, S. Numerical Simulation of Bionic Underwater Vehicle Morphology Drag Optimisation and Flow Field Noise Analysis. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12, 1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12081373
Huang X, Han D, Zhang Y, Chen X, Liu B, Kong X, Jiang S. Numerical Simulation of Bionic Underwater Vehicle Morphology Drag Optimisation and Flow Field Noise Analysis. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2024; 12(8):1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12081373
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Xiaoshuang, Dongxing Han, Ying Zhang, Xinjun Chen, Bilin Liu, Xianghong Kong, and Shuxia Jiang. 2024. "Numerical Simulation of Bionic Underwater Vehicle Morphology Drag Optimisation and Flow Field Noise Analysis" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 12, no. 8: 1373. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12081373