Viscous-flow calculations for bare hull DARPA SUBOFF submarine at incidence

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Toxopeus, Serge

Affiliations: Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN)/Delft University of Technology, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Note: [] Address for correspondence: S. Toxopeus, Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN)/Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 28, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 317 493 443; Fax: +31 317 493 245; E-mail: S.L.Toxopeus@MARIN.NL.

Abstract: As part of a multi-nation study regarding CFD validation, conducted by the Submarine Hydrodynamics Working Group, viscous-flow calculations on the unappended hull-form of the DARPA SUBOFF sailing straight ahead and at oblique motion were conducted in order to verify the accuracy of the predictions. The study shows good general agreement with the experiments for local field values as well as for global quantities.

Keywords: DARPA SUBOFF, submarine, CFD, RANS, manoeuvring

DOI: 10.3233/ISP-2008-0048

Journal: International Shipbuilding Progress, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 227-251, 2008