A numerical and experimental study of resistance, trim and sinkage of an inland ship model in extremely shallow water

Qingsong Zeng, Robert Hekkenberg, Cornel Thill, Erik Rotteveel

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Abstract

Inland vessels generally experience a resistance increment when the water in which they sail is extremely shallow. In this case, resistance extrapolation from ship model to full scale becomes complicated, and the traditional approaches do not often lead to satisfactory predictions. In this study, both numerical and experimental methods were applied to investigate the ship resistance, trim and sinkage in extremely shallow water. In the numerical calculations, the model initially has a trim and sinkage obtained from the model tests. The overset mesh technique was used to save the meshing effort. A 1/30 scaled model, which is only allowed to pitch and heave, was used in the model tests. It was found that, in extremely shallow water, the ITTC57 correlation line is not sufficient to extrapolate the resistance.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the International Conference on Computer Applications in Shipbuilding (ICCAS 2017)
Place of PublicationLondon, UK
PublisherThe Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA)
Volume2
ISBN (Print)978-1-909024-67-0
Publication statusPublished - 2017
EventICCAS 2017: International Conference on Computer Applications in Shipbuilding - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 26 Sept 201728 Sept 2017

Conference

ConferenceICCAS 2017: International Conference on Computer Applications in Shipbuilding
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period26/09/1728/09/17

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