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Blockage effect on the drag of an axisymmetric underwater body in towing tank tests
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Huong, YT and Leong, ZQ and Duffy, J and Conway, A and Ranmuthugala, D and Renilson, M, Blockage effect on the drag of an axisymmetric underwater body in towing tank tests, IMC 2019 Pacific International Maritime Conference, 8-10 October 2019, Sydney, Australia, pp. 283-295. ISBN 978-1-7138-0871-8 (2019) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
Towing tanks are regularly used to measure the drag of underwater vehicles. Depending on the ratio of cross-sectional area between the vehicle model and the towing tank, blockage effects can be present that can significantly impact the accuracy of the measurement. To address blockage effects, blockage correctors have been developed over the years for surface ship experiments in towing tanks, and bluff bodies and aircraft in wind tunnels. However, the accuracy of these blockage corrector formulae is yet to be established for underwater vehicles tested in water channels. This paper investigates the blockage effects for an axisymmetric underwater vehicle model tested within a water channel with different blockage parameter ratios using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
Existing captive-model experimental datasets are used to validate the CFD model. The validated numerical model is then extended to investigate the relationship between the blockage parameter ratio, the velocity of the model, and its predicted drag. Results show that the blockage effect acting on the deeply submerged model is independent of Reynolds number for the speed range considered and the percentage increase in the drag coefficient is linearly proportional to the blockage parameter ratio. CFD predictions are then compared with ITTC and Wind Tunnel blockage correction formulae, and the applicability of modified Tamura’s and the Wind Tunnel formula in correcting the blockage effect are demonstrated. It is intended to extend these findings to fully-appended underwater vehicle models tested in towing tanks.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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Keywords: | blockage effect, towing tank, underwater body |
Research Division: | Engineering |
Research Group: | Maritime engineering |
Research Field: | Maritime engineering not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Defence |
Objective Group: | Defence |
Objective Field: | Maritime |
UTAS Author: | Huong, YT (Miss Yieng Teen Huong) |
UTAS Author: | Leong, ZQ (Dr Zhi Leong) |
UTAS Author: | Duffy, J (Associate Professor Jonathan Duffy) |
UTAS Author: | Conway, A (Dr Alexander Conway) |
UTAS Author: | Ranmuthugala, D (Professor Dev Ranmuthugala) |
UTAS Author: | Renilson, M (Professor Martin Renilson) |
ID Code: | 148809 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Deposited By: | NC Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics |
Deposited On: | 2022-02-11 |
Last Modified: | 2022-09-09 |
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