Seakeeping simulation of surfaced submarines and statistical validation based on model tests in open waters as part of the development of the new stability regulation DMS 1030-2 for the German navy

Abstract

ABSTRACT This paper explains the need for the new surface stability regulation recently developed for the submarines of the German Navy and gives an overview of its general setup and main principles. Further, the test setup and main findings of open water model tests using two submarine hull forms on Eckernförde Bay are presented, which contributed towards the development of the new standard. Building on this introduction of the model tests, the results of an exemplary test run at specific combination of speed, stability, sea state and encounter angle are compared via statistical analysis with seakeeping simulation results using E4-ROLLS, a potential flow theory-based computation method. The comparison aims to check the suitability of E4-ROLLS for analyzing stability-dependent large-amplitude roll motions of surfaced submarines in natural seaways. The quality of results is discussed, whereby limitations of the simulation method are pointed out and the relevance of the presented research becomes apparent.