Wigley hull form optimization with or without bulbous bow

Xinwang Liu, Decheng Wan, Gang Chen, Changhong Hu

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Abstract

The Wigley hull is considered as the initial ship, which can be globally deformed by shifting method and locally deformed by RBF (Radial Basis Function) method to generate a bulbous bow. Two optimization cases are given. In case 1, only shifting method is used, while in case 2, shifting and RBF methods are both used. The genetic algorithm is taken to obtain two optimal ships with minimum wave drag. Further validation by CFD solver naoe-FOAM-SJTU turns out that for the hull without bulbous bow, through combination of the two methods, a hull that has a much fewer wave drag can be obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2019
EditorsJin S. Chung, Odd M. Akselsen, HyunWoo Jin, Hiroyasu Kawai, Yongwon Lee, Dmitri Matskevitch, Suak Ho Van, Decheng Wan, Alan M. Wang, Satoru Yamaguchi
PublisherInternational Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
Pages4486-4494
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9781880653852
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2019 - Honolulu, United States
Duration: Jun 16 2019Jun 21 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
Volume4
ISSN (Print)1098-6189
ISSN (Electronic)1555-1792

Conference

Conference29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu
Period6/16/196/21/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

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