Numerical analysis of the influence of brash ice on propeller performance with CFD-DEM method

Xiao Wen; Zhenghao Liu; Changjian Xu; Zonglong Wang; Ju Ding; Jianguo Liu

doi:10.1117/12.2686168

28 July 2023 Numerical analysis of the influence of brash ice on propeller performance with CFD-DEM method

Xiao Wen, Zhenghao Liu, Changjian Xu, Zonglong Wang, Ju Ding, Jianguo Liu

Proceedings Volume 12756, 3rd International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Modelling, and Intelligent Computing (CAMMIC 2023); 1275630 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2686168
Event: 2023 3rd International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Modelling and Intelligent Computing (CAMMIC 2023), 2023, Tangshan, China

Abstract

In this study, the influence of brash ice on propeller performance is numerically analyzed using the coupling method of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Discrete Element Method (DEM). Among them, fluid part is modeled with CFD method, while DEM method is applied to model the brash ice and evaluate the ice-ice and ice-propeller interactions. Firstly, we carry out the numerical prediction of propeller performance under ice-free condition, and obtained efficiency coefficient corresponding to different advance coefficients, which show good agreement with experimental data. Subsequently, hydrodynamic performance of propeller in different ice-level sea areas is analyzed by gradually increasing the number of ice injectors in the calculation domain. The results show that when the content of brash ice is relatively limited, the flow characteristics around propeller is less affected, so propeller performance does not change significantly. With the increase of brash ice, the non-uniformity of flow field around the propeller rises rapidly, which leads to the fast deterioration of propeller performance. In the case with 12 DEM ice injectors, the thrust and torque coefficients increase about 10% and 6%, respectively.

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Xiao Wen, Zhenghao Liu, Changjian Xu, Zonglong Wang, Ju Ding, and Jianguo Liu "Numerical analysis of the influence of brash ice on propeller performance with CFD-DEM method", Proc. SPIE 12756, 3rd International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Modelling, and Intelligent Computing (CAMMIC 2023), 1275630 (28 July 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2686168

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