The use of computational fluid dynamics to assess the hull resistance of concept autonomous underwater vehicles

Phillips, Alexander B.; Furlong, Maaten; Turnock, Stephen R.. 2007 The use of computational fluid dynamics to assess the hull resistance of concept autonomous underwater vehicles. In: OCEANS 2007 - Europe. Richardson TX, USA, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1292-1297.

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Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV’s) provide an important tool for collecting detailed scientific information from the oceans depths. The hull resistance of an AUV is an important factor in determining the powering requirements and range of the vehicle. This paper discusses the use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to determine the hull resistance of three existing AUV’s, of differing shape and size. The predictions are compared with available experimental data and good agreement found. This work has demonstrated that with use of suitable shape parameterisation it is possible to carry out concept design evaluation using a RANS flow solver.

Item Type:	Publication - Book Section
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1109/OCEANSE.2007.4302434
ISBN:	9781424406357
Additional Keywords:	auv, concept design, cfd
Related URLs:	Publisher Publisher
Date made live:	02 Oct 2007 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/147125

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