Experimental analysis on hydrodynamic coefficients of an underwater glider with spherical nose for dynamic modeling and motion simulation

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Article Type:
Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:
The main aims of this study are to investigate the hydrodynamic performance of an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), calculate its hydrodynamic coefficients, and consider the flow characteristics of underwater bodies. In addition, three important parts of the SUBOFF bare hull, namely the main body, nose, and tail, are modified and redesigned to improve its hydrodynamic performance. A three-dimensional (3D) simulation is carried out using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. To simulate turbulence, the k–ω shear stress transport (SST) model is employed, due to its good prediction capability at reasonable computational cost. Considering the effects of the length-to-diameter ratio (LTDR) and the nose and tail shapes on the hydrodynamic coefficients, it is concluded that a hull shape with bullet nose and sharp tail with LTDR equal to 7.14 performs better than the SUBOFF model.
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Persian
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Iranian Journal of Marine Science And Technology, Volume:28 Issue: 111, 2024
Pages:
24 to 39
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