Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Model Patrol Boat Hull

Authors

  • Balasubramaniam S. School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor
  • Musa M.N. School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor

Keywords:

Drag coefficient, computational fluid dynamic, virtual fluid domain

Abstract

This research was conducted with the intent of determining the drag coefficient and study the hydrodynamic behavior around the external body of a model patrol boathull with the aid of Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) software using ANSYS CFX version 17.2. The model patrol boatwas tested with four variations of speed at 16, 18, 20 and 22 knots in a virtual fluid domain. For the purpose of generating a 3D geometry of the model boat hull, SolidWorks software was used. A turbulent model was selected to simulate the flow field around the external body of the one-meter class sail boat. The final result for this researchisthe drag coefficient obtained for all variation of speeds. The validation of the results was done by comparing the drag coefficient value from simulation to the established drag coefficient data obtained from the Marine Technology Center (MTC),Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) on the exact model of a patrol boat used in the simulation.

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Published

2020-09-20

How to Cite

S., B., & M.N., M. (2020). Hydrodynamic Analysis of a Model Patrol Boat Hull. Jurnal Mekanikal, 42(2). Retrieved from https://jurnalmekanikal.utm.my/index.php/jurnalmekanikal/article/view/388

Issue

Vol 42 : December 2019

Section

Mechanical

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