Large-Eddy Simulation of Propulsor Crashback

Abstract

We propose to develop the large-eddy simulation (LES) approach to simulate a maneuveringunderwater vessel in propulsor crashback, on unstructured overset grids. The objectives are to (i)develop a novel unstructured overset methodology for LES, (ii) predict the highly unsteady flowaround propulsor in crashback operation and resulting unsteady forces and moments on thepropulsor and the hull, (iii) simulate the 6-DOF effect of hull and appendages, and (iv) developcapability for transient J of a maneuvering underwater vessel. Due to the use of unstructuredoverset grids and LES, the proposed work is in a broader sense developing the computationalcapability to predict a wide range of engineering flows of interest to ONR.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Jul 10, 2018
Source ID
N000141812356

Entities

People

  • Krishnan Mahesh

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • Regents of the University of Minnesota
  • United States Navy

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Marine Hydrodynamics
  • Research Science/Academic Research