A study of autonomous underwater vehicle hull forms using computational fluid dynamics

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1301-1313

  Sarkar, T ^a   Sayer, P G ^a   Fraser, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomous underwater vehicles; CFD; Drag; Laminar and turbulent flows; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER HULL; FORM MODELLING;

SUBMARINES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HULL FORM; MODEL;

FLOW MODELLING; HULLS; LOW-DRAG FORM; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

EID: 0031413287     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0363(19971215)25:11<1301::aid-fld612>3.0.co;2-g     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. V. C. Patel and H. C. Chen, 'Flow over tail and in wake of axisymmetric bodies: review of the state of the art', J. Ship Res., 30, 201 (1986).
2. S. B. Park, M. K. Chung and D. H. Choi, 'Reynolds-stress model analysis of turbulent flow over a curved axisymmetric body', AIAA J., 29, 591 (1991).
3. S. K. Choi and C. J. Chen, 'Navier-Stokes solution of complex turbulent flow past finite axisymmetric bodies', AIAA J., 29, 998 (1991).
4. C. K. G. Lam and K. A. Bremhorst, 'Modified form of k-ε model for predicting wall turbulence', J. Fluids Eng., 103, 456 (1981).
5. S. H. Crandall, Engineering Analysis, Kruger, Malabar, FL, 1983.
6. B. E. Launder and D. B. Spalding, 'The numerical computation of turbulent flows', Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Eng., 3, 269 (1974).
7. S. V. Patankar, Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1980.
8. D. B. Spalding, 'Mathematical modelling of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and chemical reaction processes', CFDU Rep. HTS/80/1, Imperial College, London, 1980.
9. T. Sarkar, 'Simulation of the flow past axisymmetric underwater vehicles', Ph.D. Thesis, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 1995.
10. T. T. Huang, N. Santelli and G. Belt, 'Boundary layer flow on axisymmetric bodies', Proc. 12th ONR Symp. on Naval Hydrodynamics, Washington, DC, 1978, pp. 127-157.
11. V. C. Patel and Y. T. Lee, 'Thick axisymmetric boundary layer and near wake of a low drag body of revolution', IIHR Rep. 210, Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, 1977.
12. V. C. Patel, A. Nakayama and R. Damian, 'Measurements in the thick axisymmetric boundary layer neat the tail of a body of revolution', J. Fluid Mech., 63, 345 (1974).
13. C. R. Maliska and G. D. Raithby, 'A method for computing three-dimensional flows using non-orthogonal boundary-fitted co-ordinates', Int. J. numer. methods fluids, 4, 519 (1984).
14. C. Yap, 'Turbulent heat and momentum transfer in recirculating and impinging flows', Ph.D. Thesis, University of Manchester, 1987.
15. ESDU, 'Profile drag of axisymmetric bodies at zero incidence for subcritical mach numbers', ESDU 78019, 1978.