Energy balance analysis of model-scale vessel with open and ducted propeller configuration

• This paper focuses on performance analysis of a model scale vessel equipped with an open versus a ducted propeller in self-propulsion using a control volume analysis of energy, applied on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) results. An energy balance analysis decompose the delivered power for each system into internal and turbulent kinetic energy fluxes, i.e. viscous losses, transverse kinetic energy losses, and pressure work and axial kinetic energy fluxes. Such a decomposition can facilitate understanding of system performance and pinpoint enhancement possibilities. For this specific case it is shown that the much higher required power for the ducted propeller configuration to the largest extent is due to higher viscous losses, caused by mainly propeller duct and different rudder configuration. The energy balance analysis is a post-processing tool with the only additional requirement of solving the energy equation, which can be employed with any CFD-code based on commonly available variables.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Energiteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Energy Engineering (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Husbyggnad (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Civil Engineering -- Building Technologies (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik -- Annan elektroteknik och elektronik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering -- Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering (hsv//eng)

Keyword

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Energy balance

Ducted propeller

Hydrodynamic losses

Hull-propulsion system interaction

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