Nominal vs. Effective Wake Fields and Their Influence on Propeller Cavitation Performance
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Motivation
1.2. Background
2. Methods
2.1. Boundary Element Method for Propeller Analysis
Mathematical Formulation
2.2. RANS-BEM Coupling
3. Case Study
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Wake Fields
4.2. Sheet Cavitation
5. Results for Alternative Propeller Design
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Wake Field | Axial Wake Fraction |
---|---|
Nominal Model Scale | 0.360 |
Effective Model Scale | 0.300 |
Nominal Full Scale | 0.240 |
Effective Full Scale | 0.237 |
Sasajima Scaling | 0.236 |
Target Value | 0.250 |
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Regener, P.B.; Mirsadraee, Y.; Andersen, P. Nominal vs. Effective Wake Fields and Their Influence on Propeller Cavitation Performance. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2018, 6, 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse6020034
Regener PB, Mirsadraee Y, Andersen P. Nominal vs. Effective Wake Fields and Their Influence on Propeller Cavitation Performance. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2018; 6(2):34. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse6020034
Chicago/Turabian StyleRegener, Pelle Bo, Yasaman Mirsadraee, and Poul Andersen. 2018. "Nominal vs. Effective Wake Fields and Their Influence on Propeller Cavitation Performance" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 6, no. 2: 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse6020034