The commercial RANSE code Comet is employed to investigate in detail the flow around a so-called wake-equalizing duct proposed by Schneekluth. The numerical analyse shows that the duct is not equalizing the wake at all, and its effect is marginal to negative at full scale.
Power Savings by Wake Equalizing Ducts?
Ship Technology Research ; 52 , 1 ; 34-51
2005-01-01
18 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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