Forward-Speed Ship Wave Flows
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Neumann-Kelvin linearization of [math]\displaystyle{ U\gt 0 }[/math] ship seakeeping problem
Let [math]\displaystyle{ \Phi(X_0,Y_0,Z_0,t) \, }[/math]be the total potential relative to the inertial coordinate system
Let [math]\displaystyle{ \Phi( X,Y,Z,t) \, }[/math] be the same potential expressed relative to the translating frame. It was shown before that
where now the time dependence of [math]\displaystyle{ \phi\, }[/math] w.r.t. time will be the [math]\displaystyle{ e^{i\omega t} \, }[/math] form in the ship seakeeping problem.
The total potential [math]\displaystyle{ \Phi\, }[/math] consists of the sum of two components in a linearized setting
where [math]\displaystyle{ \mathbf{\bar{\Phi}}\, }[/math] is the velocity potential due to the vessel forward translation with constant speed [math]\displaystyle{ U\, }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ \Phi\, }[/math] is the seakeeping component due to vessel motions in waves.
Relative to the ship frame:
where [math]\displaystyle{ \omega\, }[/math] is the encounter frequency and
with [math]\displaystyle{ \phi_j, \ j=1,\cdots,6\, }[/math] being the radiation and [math]\displaystyle{ \phi_7\, }[/math] being the diffraction potentials.
Boundary-value problem for [math]\displaystyle{ \bar{\Phi} }[/math]
- Free surface condition:
- Ship-hull condition
where [math]\displaystyle{ \vec{n} = ( n_1, n_2, n_3 ) \, }[/math] is the unit vector pointing inside the ship hull.
- Far from the ship [math]\displaystyle{ \bar{\Phi}\, }[/math] represents outgoing waves which are known as the Kelvin ship wake studied earlier
- The solution for [math]\displaystyle{ \bar{\Phi}\, }[/math] by the above formulation known as the Neumann-Kelvin problem and its generalizations discussed in the literature is carried out by panel methods.
- The principal output quantities of interest in practice are:
- Free-surface elevation
- Hydrodynamic pressure (linear)
- Hydrodynamic pressure (total)
If [math]\displaystyle{ \bar{S_w}\, }[/math] is the ship wetted surface due to its steady forward translation on a free surface and [math]\displaystyle{ \bar{n}\, }[/math] is the unit normal vector pointing out of the fluid domain the ship ideal-fluid force is given by
The wave resistance is: [math]\displaystyle{ R_W = \vec{i} \cdot \vec{F} \, }[/math].
- We will derive boundary value problems for the potentials [math]\displaystyle{ \bar{\Phi}\, }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ \Phi\, }[/math] relative to the ship fixed frame.
- The principal assumption underlying the ensuing derivation is that the ship is slender, thin or flat or in general streamlined in the longitudinal direction. More explicitly, if [math]\displaystyle{ B\, }[/math] is the ship beam, [math]\displaystyle{ T\, }[/math] its draft and [math]\displaystyle{ L\, }[/math] its length we will assume that:
where [math]\displaystyle{ \varepsilon\, }[/math] is the slenderness parameter assumed to be small compared to [math]\displaystyle{ 1 \, }[/math].
- The ship slenderness justifies the use of the linear free-surface condition in the forward-speed problem for a broad range of speeds and hull shapes.
Boundary-value problem for time-Harmonic velocity potential
From the Galilean transformation:
Relative to the ship frame. In terms of the complex potential:
where [math]\displaystyle{ \omega\, }[/math] is the encounter frequency and [math]\displaystyle{ \phi\, }[/math] is any of the [math]\displaystyle{ \phi_j\, }[/math] potentials.
- The above time harmonic Neumann-Kelvin free surface condition is being treated by state-of-the-art panel methods. An important simplification for slender ships and large values of [math]\displaystyle{ \omega\, }[/math] will lead to the popular strip theory.
- The solution for [math]\displaystyle{ \bar{\Phi}\, }[/math] is far from simple numerically. A lot of research has been devoted to this effort, in particular towards the evaluation of the ship Kelvin wake and the ship wave resistance.
- The linearization of the pressure and vessel wetted surface [math]\displaystyle{ \overline{S_W}\, }[/math] about its static value in calm water must be carried out carefully! Nonlinear effects are known to contribute appreciably to the wave resistance.
- If available, a fully nonlinear solution of the forward-speed steady ship wave problem is preferable. Numerical issues must be carefully treated and are the subject of state-of-the-art research.
- Coupling with viscous effects is often strong and important for predicting the total resistance of the ship.
Relative to the ship-fixed coordinate system the ambient wave elevation oscillates with frequency [math]\displaystyle{ \omega\, }[/math].
Proof:
where:
Thus:
where [math]\displaystyle{ \Pi_j(\omega) \, }[/math] is the complex amplitude of the vessel motion in mode [math]\displaystyle{ -j\, }[/math], a function of the frequency of encounter [math]\displaystyle{ \omega\, }[/math], known as the response amplitude operator (RAO).
The ship equations of motion follow as in the [math]\displaystyle{ U=0\, }[/math] case using linear system theory:
where the hydrodynamic coefficients [math]\displaystyle{ A_{ij}(\omega), \ B_{ij}(\omega) \, }[/math] and exciting forces are now functions of the encounter frequency [math]\displaystyle{ \omega\, }[/math] and other forward-speed effects.
- Inertia & hydrostatic matrices the same as in the zero-speed case
- Will derive BVP's governing the coefficients [math]\displaystyle{ A_{ij}(\omega), \ B_{ij}(\omega) \, }[/math] and exciting forces [math]\displaystyle{ \mathbf{X}_i (\omega) \, }[/math].
Explicitly:
- [math]\displaystyle{ \omega \gt \ \mbox{or} \ \lt 0 \, }[/math]: Both positive and negative values of [math]\displaystyle{ \omega\, }[/math] are possible. In practice will always deal with the absolute value of [math]\displaystyle{ \omega\, }[/math].
- Given the absolute wave frequency [math]\displaystyle{ \omega_0 \gt 0 \, }[/math] there exists a unique [math]\displaystyle{ \omega\, }[/math].
- Given a positive absolute encounter frequency [math]\displaystyle{ |\omega|\, }[/math], there exist possibly multiple [math]\displaystyle{ \omega_0\, }[/math]'s satisfying the above relation. More discussion of this topic will follow.
- Assuming small amplitude motions the ship responses are modeled after linear system theory, input signal [math]\displaystyle{ \sim e^{i\omega t} \ \longrightarrow\, }[/math] output signal [math]\displaystyle{ \sim e^{i\omega t} \, }[/math].
Relative to the earth-fixed frame the ambient wave velocity potential takes the form:
where in deep water: [math]\displaystyle{ K = \frac{\omega_0^2}{g} \, }[/math]
Let:
It follows that:
Let:
Be defined to be the encounter frequency which accounts for the Doppler effect included in the second term in the RHS.
Comments on N-K formulation
- The ship is assumed to be streamlined in order to justify the decomposition of the steady & time harmonic components.
- The vessel motions are assumed small and of the same order as the ambient wave amplitude. Terms omitted are of [math]\displaystyle{ O\left(A^2\right)\, }[/math].
- When Taylor expanding the free-surface and body-boundary condition about [math]\displaystyle{ Z=0\, }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ \overrightarrow{S_B}\, }[/math] respectively, the steady flow potential [math]\displaystyle{ \bar{\Phi}\simeq 0 \, }[/math].
- For ships with appreciable thickness a better approximation for [math]\displaystyle{ \bar\Phi\, }[/math] is that of the double-body flow disturbance such that [math]\displaystyle{ \overrightarrow{\Phi_Z} = 0\, }[/math] on [math]\displaystyle{ Z=0\, }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ \overrightarrow{\Phi_n} = U n\, }[/math], on [math]\displaystyle{ \overrightarrow{S_B}\, }[/math], This leads to the state-of-the-art linear 3D steady flow and seakeeping formulation discussed later in connection with panel methods.
- The N-K formulation is the staring point of strip theory.
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