The Numerical Analysis of Flow Field on Warship Deck

Abstract

This study aims to simulate the exhaust flow field of ship by the method of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) concerning with the interference by exhaust temperature, shape of stack and rolling angles etc.. In this research wind tunnel test for a corvette has been performed to attain associated experimental data, which were used as a reference basis. During simulation process several configurations of stacks have been selected, and combining with various rolling angles, exhaust temperatures and velocities, we have gene- rated numerous cases from which the diffusion paths and temperature distribution of the exhaust flow field can be clearly observed and analyzed. In terms of numerical simulation, the packaged program computational fluid dynamics software has been adopted. The simulation results also possess the same trend as the experimental data, which have initially confirmed the methods developed here can be used for the arrangement of stack and superstructure at the stage of initial and conceptual design of ships. Keywords—computational fluid dynamics, diffusion distribution, wind tunnel test, smoke diffusion, atmospheric pressure. I. Int ro d uct io n