Large eddy simulation of propeller wake instabilities

P Kumar, K Mahesh - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2017 - cambridge.org
The wake of a five-bladed marine propeller at design operating condition is studied using
large eddy simulation (LES). The mean loads and phase-averaged flow field show good …

Numerical simulation of vortex instabilities in the wake of a preswirl pumpjet propulsor

D Qin, Q Huang, G Pan, P Han, Y Luo, X Dong - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
A numerical analysis based on detached eddy simulations is conducted to investigate vortex
instabilities in the wake of a preswirl pumpjet propulsor. Three models are established to …

Characterization of the wake of a submarine propeller via large-eddy simulation

A Posa, R Broglia, M Felli, M Falchi, E Balaras - Computers & fluids, 2019 - Elsevier
Results of large-eddy simulations of a submarine propeller in open-water (isolated)
configuration are presented for three load conditions. An immersed boundary approach is …

The wake structure of a propeller operating upstream of a hydrofoil

A Posa, R Broglia, E Balaras - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
Large eddy simulations are presented on the wake flow of a notional propeller (the INSEAN
E1658), upstream of a NACA0020 hydrofoil of infinite spanwise extent, mimicking propeller …

Full-scale simulation of self-propulsion for a free-running submarine

L Liu, M Chen, J Yu, Z Zhang, X Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
It is important to predict the self-propulsion performance of full-scale marine vessels during
the design stage. With the development of high-performance computational techniques, full …

Numerical analysis on the wake dynamics of a ducted propeller

Q Zhang, RK Jaiman - Ocean Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The wake dynamics and instabilities of a ducted propeller are numerically investigated at a
Reynolds number of R en= 1.765× 10 5. The numerical simulation is achieved by employing …

Effect of skew on the tonal noise characteristics of a full-scale submarine propeller

K Yu, D Park, J Choi, H Seol, I Park, S Lee - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, interest in underwater propeller noise has been increasing, especially submarine
propeller noise which is directly related to the survivability. The submarine propeller is …

Influence of jet flow on the hydrodynamic and noise performance of propeller

H Guo, C Guo, J Hu, J Lin, X Zhong - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The non-uniformity of the propeller wake field will lead to noise deterioration and structural
strength problems of the underwater vehicles. Therefore, the study of jet flow technology is of …

Large-eddy simulations of a notional submarine in towed and self-propelled configurations

A Posa, E Balaras - Computers & Fluids, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study reports results of Large Eddy Simulations (LES) in towed and self-
propelled conditions for the DARPA SUBOFF (DSub), a notional submarine geometry, at a …

Effect of the duct and the pre-swirl stator on the wake dynamics of a pre-swirl pumpjet propulsor

D Qin, Q Huang, G Pan, Y Shi, P Han, X Dong - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
A numerical study based on improved delayed detached eddy simulation is conducted to
investigate the flow of a pre-swirl pumpjet propulsor (PJP). The PJP consists of a stator, a …