{"title":"The use of System Identification Techniques to Measure the Ship Resistance, Powering and Maneuvering Coefficients of the Exxon Philadelphia and a Submarine from Simple Trials During a Routine Voyage","authors":"Hartin Abkowitz","doi":"10.5957/attc-1989-043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5957/attc-1989-043","url":null,"abstract":"The ship modeling testing community is well aware of the difficulties and uncertainties that exist in predicting ship performance from scaled model tests because of the inability to satisfy the condition that the model be tested at the same Reynolds’ number at which the ship operates. As a result, the hydrodynamic coefficients measured on the model are not the same as those of the ship at this scale effect must be corrected for in order to produce realistic and reliable prediction of ship performance. Many methods of correcting for scale effect involving theoretical and experimental studies have been developed over the years to help improve predictions, but we presently are not satisfied and strive to improve out techniques.","PeriodicalId":421711,"journal":{"name":"Day 3 Thu, August 10, 1989","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121761337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental Investigation of Oscillating Foil Propellers","authors":"P. Lai, R. Mcgregor, N. Bose","doi":"10.5957/attc-1989-037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5957/attc-1989-037","url":null,"abstract":"A flexible fin propeller model with a rectangular oscillating foil of aspect ratio 4.0 has been tested in the Hydrodynamics Laboratory of the University of Glasgow. The performance of the model was tested in both forward speed zero speed conditions. Experimental results are compared with theoretical results from a linearised mathematical model. High propulsive efficiencies around 0.7 were obtained with this model propeller. In the zero speed condition, the propulsive thrust coefficient (CTb) decreases as the oscillating frequency increases. Investigations were made into the speed of advance variation over span of the foil, and frictional losses in the driving mechanism. The test apparatus was checked to make sure that it functioned as intended in all aspects. The application of a flexible fin propeller to a small ship is found to be feasible from a hydrodynamic viewpoint.","PeriodicalId":421711,"journal":{"name":"Day 3 Thu, August 10, 1989","volume":"612 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126898736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Examination of Axisymmetric Propeller-Hull Interaction Effects and Their Impact on the Design of Propeller-Vehicle Systems","authors":"J. Uhlman","doi":"10.5957/attc-1989-040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5957/attc-1989-040","url":null,"abstract":"It has been recognized for some time that the interaction between the flow past a vehicle hull with that through the vehicle's propulsor is significant in the sense that the loads experienced by the propulsor and the hull can be drastically alterred by the interaction. Traditionally these interactions have been taken into account empirically. More recently simple interaction models have begun to be used 10 obtain more accurate theoretical predictions of these effects. Herein is contained a program which advances the state-of-the-art by integrating currently available models to calculate these interaction effects directly.\u0000 Separate numerical models presently exist for the calculation of the flow about an axisymmetric body and for the flow through a propeller. The present program, APHIPS (Axisymmetric Propeller-Hull Interaction Program System), employs a boundary-integral model for the axisymmetric potential flow about the vehicle hull, a finite-difference model for the axisymmetric boundary-layer flow along the hull and a full three-dimensional boundary-integral model for the calculation of the potential flow through the propeller. These three flow models interact and the solution of each modifies the solution of the other two. The final equilibrium achieved represents the flow solution about the hull-propeller system with all the interactions taken into account.\u0000 The APHIPS program has been employed to predict the interaction of the hull and propeller flows about bodies of Navy interest for which experimental measurements exist. The results of the numerical calculation have been compared with the experimental findings for validation and the agreement has been found to be good. Preliminary investigations into the nature and magnitude of the flow interactions have also been performed. Examination of these results indicates that the interactions can be quite significant and can therefore have a large impact on the design of propeller-vehicle systems.","PeriodicalId":421711,"journal":{"name":"Day 3 Thu, August 10, 1989","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134123178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance Assessment of Propeller Boss Cap Fin Type Device","authors":"Y. Gearhart, M. McBride","doi":"10.5957/attc-1989-041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5957/attc-1989-041","url":null,"abstract":"Recently published information describes an arrangement consisting of a small set of vanes attached to the rotating hub of the propeller. These vanes are located aft of the propeller and rotate with the propeller. The small vanes are designed to reduce the swirl placed in the slipstream by the action of the propeller. It is reported that the strength of the hub vortex is reduced with this arrangement. The result provides a propeller of higher efficiency. This efficiency gain has been recorded with a relatively large number of ships fitted with this device. The enclosed presents data and analysis evaluating the validity of the claims.","PeriodicalId":421711,"journal":{"name":"Day 3 Thu, August 10, 1989","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120945999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}