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The application of computational fluid dynamics to the modelling and design of high-speed boats / JACK TOWNSEND
Swansea University Author: JACK TOWNSEND
DOI (Published version): 10.23889/SUthesis.58462
Abstract
Computational fluid dynamics solvers were applied to the field of high-speed boat design. The lattice Boltzmann method was used to assess the water-phase of the flow around a number of high-speed hullform geometries, and was validated against empirical industry and literature data. A heave dynamics cap...
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Swansea
2021
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| Institution: | Swansea University |
| Degree level: | Doctoral |
| Degree name: | EngD |
| Supervisor: | Evans, Ben J. ; Mabbett, Ian |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58462 |
| Abstract: |
Computational fluid dynamics solvers were applied to the field of high-speed boat design. The lattice Boltzmann method was used to assess the water-phase of the flow around a number of high-speed hullform geometries, and was validated against empirical industry and literature data. A heave dynamics capability was developed to assess the heave equilibrium position of a high speed boat, showing close agreement with industry data. A mesh movement and evolutionary optimisation software was applied to the aero-dynamic optimisation of a high-speed catamaran using a Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes solver for modelling of the air phase of the flow. |
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| Item Description: |
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| Keywords: |
CFD, LBM, marine |
| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |