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Numerical and experimental analysis of a ducted propeller designed by a fully automated optimization process under open water condition
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2015-10-03
Sprache
English
Institut
TORE-URI
Journal
Volume
29
Issue
5
Start Page
733
End Page
744
Citation
China Ocean Engineering 5 (29): 733-744 (2015-10-03)
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A fully automated optimization process is provided for the design of ducted propellers under open water conditions, including 3D geometry modeling, meshing, optimization algorithm and CFD analysis techniques. The developed process allows the direct integration of a RANSE solver in the design stage. A practical ducted propeller design case study is carried out for validation. Numerical simulations and open water tests are fulfilled and proved that the optimum ducted propeller improves hydrodynamic performance as predicted.
Subjects
automatic optimization method
ducted propeller
optimum design
RANSE solver