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Let us go through the steps for the ship resistance, propeller open water and ship self
propulsion tests. In case of questions, you can contact ville.viitanen@vtt.fi.
Preparation
Calibration
• Dynamic
calibration of thrust measurement,
obtain calibration coefficients
CT [kg]/[V] · Tmeas [V] → T [kg]
Ship resistance test. The purpose is to determine the resistance of the prototype
and to obtain dynamic running position for the investigated speed range. Additional
information is obtainable on design basis, such that wave pattern, stern/bow im-
mersion, intriguing flow phenomena etc. You measure: towing force; speed; sinkage
at AP, FP. The arrangement for the resistance tests is shown in Fig. 1. The steps
performed at the basin consist of:
Preparation
Calibration
• Force transducer
• Measure V , F , zAP , zF P
• Keep a record what you do! For example, write down time, what was the
designated speed, min/max and std values, anything out of the ordinary, how
did the hull behave etc. that may be handy in the post-processing. A great deal
of work is saved when one does not constantly have to struggle to remember
contents of each result file or run
Ship self propulsion test. The purpose of these tests is to define the power
requirement for the ship at the suitable speed range. The measured quantities are:
speed, towing force, trim and sinkage, rate of revolutions, propeller thrust, propeller
torque. In the propulsion tests, there is an additional thing to note. Given the
fact that the viscous resistance decreases with increasing speed, the propeller of the
model in the propulsion model tests would be overloaded if used the plain Froude
number similitude. Therefore, in order for the model propeller to experience similar
load under the desired conditions, the model must be towed at the skin friction
correction force that equals to the difference between model and full scale frictional
forces. The set-up for the propulsion tests is sketched in Fig. 2.
Preparation
• Determine the required towing forces, resulting from the inconsistency in the
frictional effects
Calibration
• Transducers
• For the first run, select the rotational speed of the propeller on the basis of
the resistance and open water tests. (Resistance test: an approximation of the
resistance, open water test: an approximation of the thrust.)
• Measure V , F , n, T , Q, zAP , zF P
• Adjust the rpm st. the pre-calculated towing force is measured within ±2N
(say). Cf. Tab. 1.
• Keep a record what you do! For example, write down time, what was the
designated speed, min/max and std values, anything out of the ordinary, how
did the hull behave etc. that may be handy in the post-processing. A great deal
of work is saved when one does not constantly have to struggle to remember
contents of each result file or run
Analysis
• Calculate wake fraction, the thrust deduction factor and the efficiency compo-
nents. Obtain PD