Determination of propeller cavitation inception diagram by numerical methods
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Insinööritieteiden korkeakoulu |
Master's thesis
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Date
2022-03-21
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Marine Technology
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Master's Programme in Mechanical Engineering (MEC)
Language
en
Pages
57+4
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Abstract
The thesis looks into different cavitation types on marine propellers and prepare to numerically simulate the cavitation inception diagrams which are conventionally available by conducting cavitation tests. Sheet and bubble cavitations are the main focus in this thesis. Panel method was employed and embedded in the numerical tool named ProCal. The simulation conditions and result post-processes are defined by meaning of Matlab scripting. The produced diagrams are later verified using a viscous flow solver (StarCCM+) and validated with model test results. The overall result indicates that the scripts meet the defined expectations and exceed its scope when attempting to show vortex cavitations. As the scripts were written in backward order to meet the validation stage first, the verification stage brings out different perspectives that aid in understanding the produced diagram comprehensively. Disparities between numerical methods (ProCal and StarCCM+) versus model tests are addressed and analysed.Description
Supervisor
Ruponen, PekkaThesis advisor
Lindfors, MikaelKeywords
cavitation inception diagram, cavitation bucket, sheet and bubble cavitation, Panel method, CFD