COMPUTATIONAL

FLUID DYNAMICS
WORK CONTENT

1. Investigation of Flow Around Submerged Bodies

2. Wake Field behind Submerged Bodies with Control Surfaces
3. Investigation of Flow over Hydrofoil Sections
4. Analysis of Internal Flows through Pumpjet Propulsor
5. Analysis of Transient Flow through Propellers
6. Study of Hull-Propeller Interaction on Submerged Bodies

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 Tools Available
FORTRAN Program Developed In House
• 2D Grid Generator Code
• 3D RANS Solver
• Panel Code to analyse Flow through Propellers

Commercial Software
• CATIA V5 Release 10 Solid Modeling Software
• ICEM CFD 5.0 Grid Generation Package
• Fluent 6.1.18 Flow Solver, presently working on 2 processors and
being updated to an eight parallel processor license
• TECPLOT 9.2 Postprocessor

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 1. Investigation of Flow Around Submerged Bodies
• Wire Guided Torpedo
• Varunastra
• Advanced Experimental Torpedo
• SHAKTI
• ATDS Decoy
• P-15A Sonar Dome
0.28
• Final Report Submitted
CFD
0.26
Wind Tunnel (IISc)
0.24 HSTT Experimental

0.22

0.20
CD

0.18

0.16

0.14

0.12

0.10
0.00E+00 2.00E+07 4.00E+07 6.00E+07 8.00E+07 1.00E+08 1.20E+08
Reynold's Number
Comparison of Drag Coefficients - WGT Body

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 2. Wake Behind Submerged Body
A. Effect of Traverse Gear Wake

Traverse gear at outlet Traverse gear at 40cm from outlet

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A. Effect of Traverse Gear Wake (Contd.)

VELOCITY PROFILE AT FAN

Velocity in Test Section = 50 m/s
Solid Traverse Gear

No Traverse Traverse Traverse

Traverse Gear at Gear at Gear at 100
Gear rear end 40 cm cm from
from rear rear

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 B. Flow Measurements Using Wake Rake in WT

Velocity Contour around Proposed Wake Rake

velocity wake profiles comparison
190
180
at 200 mm down stream using wake rake , 300 rpm
170
at 200 mm down stream using 5 hole probe , 300 rpm
160
at 200 mm down stream using wake rake , 400 rpm
150
at 200 mm down stream using 5 hole pitot probe , 400 rpm
35 140
Effect of Thickness of the Foil on Velocity Field 130

30
% Deviation from Free-

120
at a distance of 10% of the Chord
110

Radius(mm)
at a distance of 20% of the Chord
at a distance of 30% of the Chord
25
stream Velocity

100
at a distance of 40% of the Chord
at a distance of 50% of the Chord 90
at a distance of 75% of the Chord
80
20 at a distance of 100% of the Chord
at a distance of 150% of the Chord 70
at a distance of 200% of the Chord
60
15 50
40
10 30
20
5 10
0
0 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26

5 10 15 20 25 30 velocity(m/s)
Maximum Thichnes of Foil as % of Chord

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 3. Flow over Hydrofoil Sections
A. Flow Around 10 NACA Sections
B. Optimisation of SHAKTI Rudder Profile
1. Original 2. NACA 16-009

3. Bulged
4. Split

Minimum Cp over the Foil (Comparison Between

CFD and Cavitation Tunnel Experiment) Depth required to avoid Cavitation at 50 Knots
450
0
CFD
400
Experimental
-1 350

Depth required to avoid cavitation(m)

300
-2
250
CpMin

-3 200

150 Original
-4 Bulged
100 NACA 16-009

-5 Split
50

Angle of Attack 0
-6 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
0 5 10 15 20 Angle of attack(degrees)

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 4. Flow Through SHAKTI Pump Jet Propulsor

Geometrical Modeling

Mesh Generation
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 4. Flow Through SHAKTI Pump Jet Propulsor (Cond.)
Case3_1Case3_1
Case3_2Case3_1
Case3_2
Case3_3
Case3_2
Case3_3
Case3_3
Case(T
Total N
Total Drag, Drag,
Total Case3
N Drag,33 N 33Data
157 from
157 CFD14668
3314668 157 146
142
Rotor Thrust,
Rotor Thrust,
N RotorN Case3_1
Thrust,
18 N18 122 122
Case3_2 189948 9948
Case3_3 122
Case3_3980
994
(T
Rotor
Total Torque,
Rotor
Drag, NTorque,
N-m
RotorN-m
Torque,
2.53
33 2.53
N-m
16.67
157 16.67
2.53
1338
1466816.67
1338 131
133
142
Flow
RotorRate NFlow Rate18
through
Thrust, through122 9948 98
Stator
Rotor Inlet Rotor Exit Exit the Rotor,
Rotor the Rotor,
kg/s N-m
Torque, kg/s51.6128
51.6
2.53 16.67 51.6
1281285
1338 1285
128 128
13
Case3Case3 Experimental
Case3 Experimental
Experimental Data Data D
51.6 128 1285 12
Rotor Thrust,
Rotor Thrust, N RotorN Thrust,
- N- 132 132 - 10108 10108
132 101
-
Rotor Torque, RotorN-m
Rotor Torque,
N-m Torque,
- N-m - 1603 18.05
- 18.05 18.05 1603 160
-
Rotor Thrust, N Speed (m/s)- 132 2.5 1010825.7
Rotor Torque, N-m - 18.05 1603
2

Velocity Contours at Different Planes RPM 192.6 1800

v = 25.72 m/s J= 2.185

Pressure Distribution (Cp) over Hull, Cowl & Rotor Blades

v = 25.72 m/s J= 2.185
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 Future Work

 Wake Field behind Submerged Bodies

 Investigation of Unsteady Flow through Propeller
 Flow through LWT & Submarine PumpJet Propulsor

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