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Increasing environmental requirements and a relatively long ship life of 30 years mean more attention is needed to retrofit existing ships. One possibility is using hydrofoils to reduce the ship’s resistance and improve comfort and safety in rough sea conditions. This study investigates the influence of retractable bow hydrofoils on the seakeeping performance and operational conditions of a selected case study vessel (V-shaped bulbous bow). The methods used were Full-scale Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations and towing tank experiments for validation. The analysis was conducted for bow waves of different lengths and a ship’s operating speed. The most beneficial effect of hydrofoils was observed for wavelengths from λ/LWL=1.0 to λ/LWL=1.2. For the wavelength λ/LWL=1.2, the reduction of heave motion was equal to 33%, pitch motion was equivalent to 28%, and the reduction of wave-added resistance was equal to 25%. The analysis also showed unfavourable conditions for which hydrofoil folding is needed to avoid causing an excessive increase in resistance. A generalized procedure has been developed to assess the potential for resistance and motion reduction by retrofitting existing ships using hydrofoils.
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- artykuły w czasopismach
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Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy
no. 9,
pages 767 - 788,
ISSN: 2198-6444 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2023
- Bibliographic description:
- Niklas K., Pruszko H.: The retrofitting of ships by applying retractable bow hydrofoils: a case study// Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy -Vol. 9,iss. 4 (2023), s.767-788
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1007/s40722-023-00289-8
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- This research was supported by the Academic Computer Centre in Gdansk (CI TASK) through the access to supercomputer computing power. Grant DEC-02/2022/IDUB/II.1/AMERICIUM under the Americium ‘Excellence Initiative—Research University’ program.
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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