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Effect of unsteady cavitation on hydrodynamic performance of NACA 4412 Hydrofoil with novel triangular slot [PDF]

open access: yesHeliyon
This study demonstrates the hydrodynamic performance of a modified NACA 4412 hydrofoil and compares it with the base NACA 4412 hydrofoil in the presence of cavitation.
Sayan Biswas, R. Harish
doaj   +2 more sources

Hydrofoil optimization of underwater glider using Free-Form Deformation and surrogate-based optimization

open access: yesInternational Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, 2018
Hydrofoil is the direct component to generate thrust for underwater glider. It is significant to improve propulsion efficiency of hydrofoil. This study optimizes the shape of a hydrofoil using Free-Form Deformation (FFD) parametric approach and Surrogate-
Xinjing Wang, Peng Wang
exaly   +3 more sources

Analysis of Bulb Turbine Hydrofoil Cavitation

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
The influence of a bulb runner blade hydrofoil shape on flow characteristics around the blade was studied. Experimental work was performed on a bulb turbine measuring station and a single hydrofoil in a cavitating tunnel.
Andrej Podnar   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Numerical Analysis of Leading-Edge Vortex Effect on Tidal Current Energy Extraction Performance for Chord-Wise Deformable Oscillating Hydrofoil

open access: yesJournal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019
To improve the energy extraction performance of the oscillating hydrofoil, the lift force that acts on the oscillating hydrofoil is analyzed. The pressure difference between the oscillating hydrofoil‘s opposing surfaces is dominant to generate the ...
Xu Jianan, Zhan Yong, Jianan Xu
exaly   +3 more sources

Control mechanisms of different bionic structures for hydrofoil cavitation [PDF]

open access: yesUltrasonics Sonochemistry
Cavitation limits the efficient and stable operation of rotating machinery. The exploration of control methods for hydrofoil cavitation is important for improving the performance of hydraulic machinery.
Qi Yang   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Kajian Eksperimental Pengaruh Posisi Perletakan Hydrofoil Pendukung Terhadap Hambatan Kapal

open access: yesJurnal Teknik ITS, 2012
Penggunaan hydrofoil merupakan salah satu cara untuk bisa mengurangi hambatan kapal pada kondisi kecepatan yang direncanakan. Gaya lift yang dimiliki hydrofoil dapat mengurangi WSA kapal pada kondisi foilborne sehingga hambatan yang diterima hanya akan ...
Slamet Agus Saputro, Ketut Suastika
doaj   +5 more sources

Various Wavy Leading-Edge Protuberance on Oscillating Hydrofoil Power Performance [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 2023
This paper is presented to compare various wavy leading-edge protuberances on oscillating hydrofoil performance and power efficiency. The unsteady turbulent 3D flow simulations were carried out by using the StarCCM+ software.
A. Abbasi   +3 more
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Comparison of the Power Extraction Performance of an Oscillating Hydrofoil Turbine with Different Deflector Designs

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
The unsteady RANS equations for a two-dimensional hydrofoil were solved using ANSYS Fluent to model and simulate the hydrofoil at a constant Reynolds number, Re, of 2 × 105 and a fixed reduced frequency, f*, of 0.14.
Arun Raj Shanmugam   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Boundary Element Method Analysis of 3D Effects and Free-Surface Proximity on Hydrofoil Lift and Drag Coefficients in Varied Operating Conditions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
The use of hydrofoils to enhance ship performance raises the scientific issue of free-surface proximity, which is important to consider during the design stage, to feed velocity prediction programs, for instance.
BOT, Patrick   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Analysis of cavitation number and scale effect of hydrofoil cavitation initiation

open access: yesZhongguo Jianchuan Yanjiu, 2022
ObjectiveWhen the cavitation number drops to a certain critical value, the pressure at the leading edge of an underwater hydrofoil will decrease and cavitation will occur.
Shengming CHANG   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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