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A CFD Study On the Hydrodynamic Characteristics of the Antifouling Paints

Journal: Journal of Eta Maritime Science (Vol.7, No. 4)

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Page : 318-331

Keywords : Antifouling Paint; Ship Resistance; CFD; Surface Roughness;

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Abstract

This paper presents a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach which can be used to investigate the hydrodynamic performances of various antifouling paints. Steady Reynolds - Averaged - Navier - Stokes (RANS) equations were solved for the flows around a flat plate at Reynolds number of 2,8×106 and 5,5×106 . The surface roughness effects were modelled as downward shift of the velocity profile at the log – law region of the boundary layer. Granville's similarity law was used to extrapolate the results for a full scale ship. Results are in good agreement with the previous experimental and numerical studies.

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