Effects of Ship Motions and Atmospheric Boundary Layer on Ship Aerodynamics

Abstract

Study the influence of ship motions and atmospheric turbulence on ship aerodynamics, both numerically and experimentally. Conduct simulations in turbulent wind flows to understand the role of the nonlinear coupling between the airwake, ship motion, and atmospheric turbulence. Propose an airwake model to inform launch-and-recovery modeling, pilot training, and ship design, and generate a validation data set of ship airwakes with prescribed ship motions. The influence of ship motions and atmospheric turbulence on ship aerodynamics will be studied numerically and experimentally. Simulations will be conducted in turbulent wind flows to understand the role of the nonlinear coupling between the airwake, ship motion, and atmospheric turbulence. An airwake model will be proposed to inform launch-and-recovery modeling, pilot training, and ship design, and a validation data set of ship airwakes with prescribed ship motions will be generated.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Nov 23, 2016
Source ID
N000141612730

Entities

People

  • Pablo M. Carrica

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy
  • University of Iowa

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Geochemistry
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers