Effect of Internal Grids Structure on the Numerical Prediction of the Free Surface Flow around Wigley Hull Form

  • Yasser M. Ahmed Marine Technology Center, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
  • O. B Yaakob Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia; Marine Technology Center, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
  • A. H. Elbatran Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, Abu Qir, Alexandria, Egypt
  • Mohamed Walid Abdel-Hamed Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, Abu Qir, Alexandria, Egypt
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.36842/jomase.v19i1.449

Abstract

Two grids with different internal mesh structure have been used to predict the incompressible free surface flow around the Wigley hull form at Fr= 0.2 and 0.267. The finite volume RANSE code Ansys CFX, which using the two-phase Eulerian-Eulerian fluid approach has been used to perform the different numerical simulations. The Shear Stress Transport (SST) turbulence models have been used in the RANSE code. Ansys Meshing and ICEM CFD grid generators have been used to generate the two unstructured tetrahedral grids for this study. The results compare well with the available experimental data for the hull resistance at the two speeds. In addition, wave
patterns, pressure contours and the time required for the numerical simulations of the grids have been compared in this study.
##Keywords:## Free Ssurface; Wigley Hull; Turbulence Mode.
Published
May 20, 2015
How to Cite
AHMED, Yasser M. et al. Effect of Internal Grids Structure on the Numerical Prediction of the Free Surface Flow around Wigley Hull Form. Journal of Ocean, Mechanical and Aerospace -science and engineering-, [S.l.], v. 19, n. 1, p. 8-13, may 2015. ISSN 2527-6085. Available at: <https://isomase.org/Journals/index.php/jomase/article/view/449>. Date accessed: 02 may 2026. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.36842/jomase.v19i1.449.
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