A numerical and experimental study on the outrigger positioning of a trimaran hull in terms of resistance

Burak Yildiz, Bekir Sener, Suleyman Duman*, Raju Datla

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Abstract

Although the trimaran design has gained increasing popularity toward the end of the 20th century, there are a few experimental or numerical data available to aid the designer. In this study, the results of experimental and numerical studies for a high-speed trimaran hull are presented to analyze the resistance and running attitude characteristics. A 1/125 scale model was tested at a single outrigger configuration for a range of speeds up to Froude number of 0.5. A three-dimensional RANS solver code based on the finite volume method was used to simulate the forward motion of the trimaran under two degrees of freedom in calm water. A verification study was conducted to calculate the uncertainties in the computations. Then, nine different outrigger configurations were analyzed using CFD. The wave profile on the center-hull and the wave patterns are provided to show the effect of the interference between the center-hull and outriggers on the calculated resistance. The resistance characteristics of each outrigger configuration are presented. Considerable changes in total resistance are reported in some cases. It is concluded that CFD can be used as a robust, reliable and repeatable method when it comes to examining multiple cases.

Original languageEnglish
Article number106938
Number of pages12
JournalOcean Engineering
Volume198
Early online date24 Jan 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Feb 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
  • outrigger positioning
  • resistance
  • towing tank tests
  • trimaran

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