Hydrodynamic study of the influence of bulbous bow design for an Offshore Patrol Vessel using Computational Fluid Dynamics

Authors

  • Luis Leal COTECMAR. Cartagena
  • Edison Flores COTECMAR. Cartagena
  • David Fuentes COTECMAR. Cartagena
  • Bharat Verma COTECMAR. Cartagena

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25043/19098642.161

Keywords:

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Appendages, bulbous bow, Ship Resistance, Offshore Patrol Vessel

Abstract

The resistance of a ship is of vital importance in giving greater viability to the development of a design project, since at lower ship resistance, the power demand to achieve a desired design speed will be lower which will reduce the amount of power to be installed in the ship resulting in lower fuel consumption. The use of computational fluid dynamics to analyze and optimize hull form and its appendages permits the hydrodynamic performance of the ship to be improved from the early design stages, allowing improvements to the hull shape and appendages. This paper shows a qualitative analysis which was performed to reduce the resistance of the OPVMKII (Second Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel) in its preliminary design stage by means of designing and integrating three types of bulbous bow with the ship´s hull and analyzing the resistance curves obtained using computational fluid dynamics.

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References

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JEFF W. HOYLE. A Bulbous Bow Design Methodolgy for High-Speed Ships. SNAME. Vol 94, 1986.

ALFRED M. KRACHT. Design of Bulbous Bows. SNAME. Vol. 86, 1978.

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Published

2018-03-20

How to Cite

Leal, L., Flores, E., Fuentes, D., & Verma, B. (2018). Hydrodynamic study of the influence of bulbous bow design for an Offshore Patrol Vessel using Computational Fluid Dynamics. Ciencia Y tecnología De Buques, 11(22), 29–39. https://doi.org/10.25043/19098642.161

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 22

Section

Scientific and Technological Research Articles

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