Flow velocities in an axi-symmetrical rotating cutter suction head

Bas Nieuwboer; Geert Keetels; Cees van Rhee

Flow velocities in an axi-symmetrical rotating cutter suction head

Bas Nieuwboer, Geert Keetels, Cees van Rhee

Offshore and Dredging Engineering

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Abstract

Although there have been many improvements in the design of cutter suction dredgers, a modern cutter still spills up to 40% of the cut rock in most unfavourable conditions. This spillage is the amount of rock that is cut loose by the cutter head, but is not sucked up by the dredge pump. This paper focusses on the flow phenomena of the water in the cutter. The flow partly causes this spillage. Previously, physical experiments have been performed to study the flow in a cutter head. In this paper the results of these measurements are used for the validation of an unsteady flow model. The cutter is modelled using Computational Fluid Dynamics with the OpenFOAM software. The modelled fluid velocities are averaged over one revolution and are compared with the time averaged velocities from experiments. This shows good agreement for different rotational speeds of the cutter head.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings 18th International Conference on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles (T&S 2017)
Editors	V. Matousek, J. Sobota, P. Vlasak
Place of Publication	Wroclaw, Poland
Publisher	Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Pages	241-248
ISBN (Print)	978-83-7717-269-8
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	T&S 2017: 18th International Conferences on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 11 Sep 2017 → 15 Sep 2017 Conference number: 18 http://c6.aqua.up.wroc.pl/ts18/

Conference

Conference	T&S 2017: 18th International Conferences on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles
Abbreviated title	T&S 2017
Country/Territory	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Period	11/09/17 → 15/09/17
Internet address	http://c6.aqua.up.wroc.pl/ts18/

Keywords

Cutter Suction Dredger
Numerical Modelling
Spillage
OpenFOAM

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Nieuwboer, B, Keetels, G & van Rhee, C 2017, Flow velocities in an axi-symmetrical rotating cutter suction head. in V Matousek, J Sobota & P Vlasak (eds), Proceedings 18th International Conference on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles (T&S 2017). Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland, pp. 241-248, T&S 2017: 18th International Conferences on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles, Prague, Czech Republic, 11/09/17.

Flow velocities in an axi-symmetrical rotating cutter suction head. / Nieuwboer, Bas; Keetels, Geert ; van Rhee, Cees.

Proceedings 18th International Conference on Transport and Sedimentation of Solid Particles (T&S 2017). ed. / V. Matousek; J. Sobota; P. Vlasak. Wroclaw, Poland : Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 2017. p. 241-248.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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Flow velocities in an axi-symmetrical rotating cutter suction head

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