Title :
Numerical analysis of water-jet inlet flow
Author :
Guo, Shuxiang ; Chen, Yao
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Autom., Harbin Eng. Univ., Harbin, China
Abstract :
Water-jet propulsion system is widely used to high speed marine vessels by virtue of high propulsive efficiency, good maneuverability, and less vibration. The flow through the waterjet inlet will be analysed in more detail. In order to validate the computational method the CFD results are compared with experimental data for a model scale water-jet inlet duct. During the validation process, the effects of the confinement of the flow due to the cavitation tunnel walls are also addressed. The CFD results can be used to visualise the flow behaviour in more detail.
Keywords :
computational fluid dynamics; jets; marine vehicles; numerical analysis; pipe flow; propulsion; CFD results; good maneuverability; high propulsive efficiency; high speed marine vessels; numerical analysis; vibration; water-jet inlet duct; water-jet inlet flow; water-jet propulsion system; Computational fluid dynamics; Ducts; Educational institutions; Information analysis; Numerical analysis; Pressure measurement; Propulsion; System testing; Visualization; Water jet cutting; CFD; Inlet; Water-jet;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics and Automation, 2009. ICMA 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Changchun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2692-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2693-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICMA.2009.5246219
