Optimization of Submarine Hydrodynamic Coefficients Based on Immune Genetic Algorithm

Aiming at the demand for optimization of hydrodynamic coefficients in submarine's motion equations,an adaptive weight immune genetic algorithm was proposed to optimize hydrodynamic coefficients in motion equations.Some hydrodynamic coefficients of high sensitivity to control and maneuver were chosen as the optimization objects in the algorithm.By using adaptive weight method to determine the weight and target function,the multi-objective optimization could be translated into single-objective optimization.For a certain kind of submarine,three typical maneuvers were chosen to be the objects of study:overshoot maneuver in horizontal plane,overshoot maneuver in vertical plane and turning circle maneuver in horizontal plane.From the results of computer simulations using primal hydrodynamic coefficient and optimized hydrodynamic coefficient,the efficiency of proposed method is proved.

在不同吃水与水深比条件下活塞式主动消波装置水动力学性能解析与数值研究

For active wave absorbers in force-control mode,the optimal feedback(control)force provided by the control system depends on the hydrodynamic forces.This work investigates a piston-type wave absorber with different draft-to-water depth ratios,focusing on the frequency-dependent hydrodynamic coefficients,wave absorption efficiency,wave absorber displacement and velocity,and control force.Analytical results were derived based on potential flow theory,confirming that regular incident waves can be fully absorbed by the piston-type active wave absorber at any draft ratio by optimizing the control force.The results for the wave tank with a typical water depth of 3 m were studied in detail.The draft ratio has a strong influence on the hydrodynamic coefficients.At the maximum wave absorption efficiency,the displacement and velocity amplitudes are sensitive to the draft ratio in the low-frequency region,increase with decreasing draft ratio,and are independent of the mass of the wave absorber.The control force required can be extremely large for a draft ratio greater than 1/3.The control force increases significantly as the draft ratio increases.The mass of the wave absorber has a weak influence on the control force.A time-domain numerical method based on the boundary element method was developed to verify the analytical solutions.Perfect agreements between the analytical solutions and the numerical results were obtained.

循环水通道阻塞效应对自主水下航行器水动力系数估算的影响

The Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes(RANS)equation was solved using computational fluid dynamics to study the effect of the circulating tank wall on the hydrodynamic coefficient of an autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV).Numerical results were compared with the experimental results in the circulating water tank of Harbin Engineering University.The numerical results of the model with different scale ratios under the same water in the flume were studied to investigate the effect of blockage on the hydrodynamic performance of AUV in the circulating flume model test.The results show that the hydrodynamic coefficient is stable with the scale reduction of the model.The influence of blocking effect on AUV is given by combining theoretical calculation with experiment.

Wave Radiation by A Submerged Ring Plate in Water of Finite Depth

A plate submerged at a certain depth underneath the sea surface has been proposed as a structure type for different purposes, including motion response reduction, wave control, and wave energy harvesting. In the present study, the three-dimensional wave radiation problem is investigated in the context of the linear potential theory for a submerged ring plate in isolation or attached to a floating column as an appendage. In the latter case, the ring plate is attached at a certain distance above the column bottom. The structure is assumed to undergo a heave motion. An analytical model is developed to solve the wave radiation problem via the eigenfunction expansion method in association with the region-matching technique. With the velocity potential being available, the hydrodynamic coefficients, such as added mass and radiation damping, are obtained through the direct pressure integration. An alternative solution of radiation damping has also been developed in this study, in which the radiation damping is related to the Kochin function in the wave radiation problem. After validating the present model, numerical analysis is performed in detail to assess the influence of various plate parameters, such as the plate size and submergence depth. It is noted that the additional added mass due to the attached ring plate is larger than that when the plate is in isolation. Meanwhile, the radiation damping of the column for the heave motion can vanish at a specific wave frequency by attaching a ring plate, corresponding to a condition that there exist no progressive waves in the exterior region.

Determination and impact factor analysis of hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient within a gravel layer using an electrolyte tracer method

Hydrodynamic dispersion is a measure for describing the process of solute transport in porous media.Characterizing the dispersion of water flow within gravel is essential for the prediction of solute transport especially nonpoint source pollutants migration in alpine watersheds where the land surface is typically covered with gravel.In this study,an integrated model and experimental method using an electrolyte tracer is proposed for determination of the hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient.Two experimental scenarios were designed to measure electrolyte tracer transport processes in both free water flow and gravel layer flow under different slope gradients and transport distances.Subsequently,the measured data were used to simultaneously calculate both the hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient and flow velocity by fitting the experimental data with the mathematical model.Dispersivity,as a critical feature of hydrodynamic dispersion,was determined as well under the two specified scenarios.Finally,the impact mechanisms of the gravel layer and factors related to the dispersion processes were comprehensively analyzed.The results indicate that the presence of a gravel layer significantly reduces flow velocity and the hydrodynamic dispersion coefficient,but increases solute dispersivity.For the flow within gravel layers,with much lower velocity,the positive effect of the gravel layer on dispersivity may be neutralized or even surpassed by the negative effect of flow velocity.The results should be helpful in characterizing the dispersion processes of water flow within gravel layer and hence in predicting solute transport,especially in nonpoint source pollutants migration in alpine watersheds where the land surface is richly covered with gravel.

Numerical study on roll dynamics of damaged ship in beam waves and calm water

Computational fluid dynamics is used to study the roll dynamics of a damaged ship in beam waves with various steepnesses and in calm water.The wave-making method,which combines the velocity-inlet boundary and momentum source with the fifth-order Stokes theory,is employed for wave generation.The SST k-ωturbulence model with a modification to the turbulent viscosity in Reynolds stress is adopted to prevent the over-production of turbulence in the numerical wave tank.The lateral drift restrained model with a combined dynamic mesh strategy is utilized to deal with the coupled heave-sway-roll motions of the ship.First,benchmarking tests are performed,including wave generation and roll response of the damaged ship in regular beam waves.Then,the effects of incident wave steepness on the roll response of the damaged ship are analyzed.For different wave steepnesses,the ship roll motion is dominated by the first-order harmonic component.The second-order component increases with the increase of wave steepness.Finally,the roll hydrodynamic coefficients for different parts of the damaged ship are investigated with different rolling parameters.The added moment of inertia for the whole damaged ship is mainly attributed to the external hull composition and changes slightly with the change of roll amplitude and frequency.The added moment of inertia for the compartments could be negative in particular cases.The damping coefficients of the whole damaged ship and external hull increase with the increase of roll amplitude and frequency,while that of the compartments appears complicated with the change of roll amplitude and frequency.