Air lubrication by means of a bottom cavity is a promising method for ship drag reduction. The characteristics of the bottom cavity are sensitive to the flow field around the ship hull and the effect of drag reduction...Air lubrication by means of a bottom cavity is a promising method for ship drag reduction. The characteristics of the bottom cavity are sensitive to the flow field around the ship hull and the effect of drag reduction, especially the depth of the bottom cavity. In this study, a ship model experiment of a bulk carrier is conducted in a towing tank using the method of air layer drag reduction (ALDR) with different bottom cavity depths. The shape of the air layer is observed, and the changes in resistance are measured. The model experiments produce results of approximately 20% for the total drag reduction at the ship design speed for a 25-mm cavity continuously supplied with air at Cq = 0.224 in calm water, and the air layer covers the whole cavity when the air flow rate is suitable. In a regular head wave, the air layer is easily broken and reduces the drag reduction rate in short waves, particularly when λ/Lw1 is close to one;however, it still has a good drag reduction effect in the long waves.展开更多
A reduction of fuel consumption and an increase in efficiency are currently required for river–sea bulk carriers.Pre-swirl and ducted stators are widely used devices in the industry and efficiency gains can be obtain...A reduction of fuel consumption and an increase in efficiency are currently required for river–sea bulk carriers.Pre-swirl and ducted stators are widely used devices in the industry and efficiency gains can be obtained for single-screw and twin-screw vessels.Based on the hydrodynamic characteristics of the 20,000DWT river–sea bulk carrier,in this study,we proposed,designed,and tested a series of pre-swirl energy-saving devices(ESDs).The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed ESDs improved the propulsive efficiency and reduced the delivered power.The results confirm the success of our ESD for the 20,000DWT river–sea bulk carrier.We validated the role of Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes(RANS)computational fluid dynamics(CFD)in the twin-skeg river–sea vessel ESD design and found the circumferential arrangement and number of stators to be important factors in the design process.展开更多
The ultimate bending moment and maximal shear stress of a bulk carrier with two structural forms (single hull and double hull) are calculated separately by using the combined moment which is determined by stochastic p...The ultimate bending moment and maximal shear stress of a bulk carrier with two structural forms (single hull and double hull) are calculated separately by using the combined moment which is determined by stochastic process. Thenthe assessment of reliability is carried out. The results indicate that by introducing the double-hull structure, the shear stress of side can be decreased to half of that of the primary structure(50.7%), but the effect on longitudinal strength is not obvious. Finally, the effects of different double-side skin widths on ultimate bending moment and the maximal shear stress are investigated, followed by proposals of the selection of the double-side skin width.展开更多
基金supported by the Ministry of Industry and High Technology Marine Scientific Research Projects(Grant No.2011530)the High Performance Marine Technology Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education Open Foundation(Grant No.2013033102)
文摘Air lubrication by means of a bottom cavity is a promising method for ship drag reduction. The characteristics of the bottom cavity are sensitive to the flow field around the ship hull and the effect of drag reduction, especially the depth of the bottom cavity. In this study, a ship model experiment of a bulk carrier is conducted in a towing tank using the method of air layer drag reduction (ALDR) with different bottom cavity depths. The shape of the air layer is observed, and the changes in resistance are measured. The model experiments produce results of approximately 20% for the total drag reduction at the ship design speed for a 25-mm cavity continuously supplied with air at Cq = 0.224 in calm water, and the air layer covers the whole cavity when the air flow rate is suitable. In a regular head wave, the air layer is easily broken and reduces the drag reduction rate in short waves, particularly when λ/Lw1 is close to one;however, it still has a good drag reduction effect in the long waves.
基金supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China No.2014BAG04B01
文摘A reduction of fuel consumption and an increase in efficiency are currently required for river–sea bulk carriers.Pre-swirl and ducted stators are widely used devices in the industry and efficiency gains can be obtained for single-screw and twin-screw vessels.Based on the hydrodynamic characteristics of the 20,000DWT river–sea bulk carrier,in this study,we proposed,designed,and tested a series of pre-swirl energy-saving devices(ESDs).The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed ESDs improved the propulsive efficiency and reduced the delivered power.The results confirm the success of our ESD for the 20,000DWT river–sea bulk carrier.We validated the role of Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes(RANS)computational fluid dynamics(CFD)in the twin-skeg river–sea vessel ESD design and found the circumferential arrangement and number of stators to be important factors in the design process.
文摘The ultimate bending moment and maximal shear stress of a bulk carrier with two structural forms (single hull and double hull) are calculated separately by using the combined moment which is determined by stochastic process. Thenthe assessment of reliability is carried out. The results indicate that by introducing the double-hull structure, the shear stress of side can be decreased to half of that of the primary structure(50.7%), but the effect on longitudinal strength is not obvious. Finally, the effects of different double-side skin widths on ultimate bending moment and the maximal shear stress are investigated, followed by proposals of the selection of the double-side skin width.
