A Havelock source panel method for near-surface submarines

A panel method is described for calculating potential flow around near-surface submarines. The method uses Havelock sources which automatically satisfy the linearized free-surface boundary condition. Outputs from the method include pressure field, pressure drag, wave resistance, vertical force, trim...

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Main Authors: Gourlay, Tim, Dawson, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Published by Springer-Verlag (Haerbin Gongcheng Daxue ) 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31198
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author Gourlay, Tim
Dawson, E.
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Dawson, E.
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description A panel method is described for calculating potential flow around near-surface submarines. The method uses Havelock sources which automatically satisfy the linearized free-surface boundary condition. Outputs from the method include pressure field, pressure drag, wave resistance, vertical force, trim moment and wave pattern. Comparisons are made with model tests for wave resistance of Series 58 and DARPA SUBOFF hulls, as well as with wave resistance, lift force and trim moment of three length-to-diameter variants of the DSTO Joubert submarine hull. It is found that the Havelock source panel method is capable of determining with reasonable accuracy wave resistance, vertical force and trim moment for submarine hulls. Further experimental data are required in order to assess the accuracy of the method for pressure field and wave pattern prediction. The method is implemented in the computer code “HullWave” and offers potential advantages over RANS-CFD codes in terms of speed, simplicity and robustness.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-311982019-02-19T05:35:24Z A Havelock source panel method for near-surface submarines Gourlay, Tim Dawson, E. Near-surface submarine hull panel method Havelock source wave resistance submarine A panel method is described for calculating potential flow around near-surface submarines. The method uses Havelock sources which automatically satisfy the linearized free-surface boundary condition. Outputs from the method include pressure field, pressure drag, wave resistance, vertical force, trim moment and wave pattern. Comparisons are made with model tests for wave resistance of Series 58 and DARPA SUBOFF hulls, as well as with wave resistance, lift force and trim moment of three length-to-diameter variants of the DSTO Joubert submarine hull. It is found that the Havelock source panel method is capable of determining with reasonable accuracy wave resistance, vertical force and trim moment for submarine hulls. Further experimental data are required in order to assess the accuracy of the method for pressure field and wave pattern prediction. The method is implemented in the computer code “HullWave” and offers potential advantages over RANS-CFD codes in terms of speed, simplicity and robustness. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31198 10.1007/s11804-015-1319-5 Published by Springer-Verlag (Haerbin Gongcheng Daxue ) fulltext
spellingShingle Near-surface
submarine hull
panel method
Havelock source
wave resistance
submarine
Gourlay, Tim
Dawson, E.
A Havelock source panel method for near-surface submarines
title A Havelock source panel method for near-surface submarines
title_full A Havelock source panel method for near-surface submarines
title_fullStr A Havelock source panel method for near-surface submarines
title_full_unstemmed A Havelock source panel method for near-surface submarines
title_short A Havelock source panel method for near-surface submarines
title_sort havelock source panel method for near-surface submarines
topic Near-surface
submarine hull
panel method
Havelock source
wave resistance
submarine
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31198