Dynamic overset grids in OpenFOAM with application to KCS self-propulsion and maneuvering

Z Shen, D Wan, PM Carrica - Ocean Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
An implementation of the dynamic overset grid technique into naoe-FOAM-SJTU solver
developed by using the open source code OpenFOAM is presented. OpenFOAM is attractive …

Research progress on the hydrodynamic performance of water-air-bubble mixed flows around a ship

Z Li, X Zhang, D Wan - Journal of Hydrodynamics, 2022 - Springer
The interaction between ship and surrounding fluids generates the water-air-bubble mixed
flow laden with numerous droplets and bubbles. The water-air-bubble mixed flow is a …

CFD verification and validation of added resistance and motions of KVLCC2 with fixed and free surge in short and long head waves

H Sadat-Hosseini, PC Wu, PM Carrica, H Kim, Y Toda… - Ocean …, 2013 - Elsevier
The motions and added resistance of KVLCC2 at Fr= 0.142 and 0.25 with free and fixed
surge in short and long head waves are predicted using URANS and validated against EFD …

Dynamic overset CFD simulations of wind turbine aerodynamics

Y Li, KJ Paik, T **ng, PM Carrica - Renewable Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Simulations of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) phase VI wind turbine
using dynamic overset grid technology are presented. The simulations are performed in an …

Experiments and CFD for the propeller wake of a generic submarine operating near the surface

L Wang, JE Martin, M Felli, PM Carrica - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
An experimental and computational fluid dynamics (EFD and CFD) study of the appended
notional submarine DARPA Suboff fitted with the 7-bladed E1658 propeller and operating …

Application progress of computational fluid dynamic techniques for complex viscous flows in ship and ocean engineering

J Wang, D Wan - Journal of Marine Science and Application, 2020 - Springer
Complex flow around floating structures is a highly nonlinear problem, and it is a typical
feature in ship and ocean engineering. Traditional experimental methods and potential flow …

Development of naoe-FOAM-SJTU solver based on OpenFOAM for marine hydrodynamics

J Wang, W Zhao, D Wan - Journal of Hydrodynamics, 2019 - Springer
Abstract A CFD solver naoe-FOAM-SJTU (The abbreviation naoe stands for naval
architecture and ocean engineering) is developed based on the open source platform …

Coupled multi-body dynamics and CFD for wind turbine simulation including explicit wind turbulence

Y Li, AM Castro, T Sinokrot, W Prescott, PM Carrica - Renewable Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
A high fidelity approach for wind turbine aero-elastic simulations including explicit
representation of the atmospheric wind turbulence is presented. The approach uses a …

Estimating maneuvering coefficients using system identification methods with experimental, system-based, and CFD free-running trial data

M Araki, H Sadat-Hosseini, Y Sanada, K Tanimoto… - Ocean …, 2012 - Elsevier
Predicting ship maneuverings in calm water is an important topic; however, it is very
expensive to run numerous maneuvering simulations using CFD. Despite its short …

Self-propulsion computations using a speed controller and a discretized propeller with dynamic overset grids

PM Carrica, AM Castro, F Stern - Journal of marine science and …, 2010 - Springer
A method that can be used to perform self-propulsion computations of surface ships is
presented. The propeller is gridded as an overset object with a rotational velocity that is …