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The horseshoe vortex generated around the sail-body junction of submarine has an important influence on the non-uniformity of submarine wake at propeller disc. The flow characteristics in the horseshoe vortex generated area are analyzed, and a new method of vortex control baffler is presented. The influence of vortex control baffler on the flow field around submarine main body with sail is numerically simulated. The wind tunnel experiment on submarine model is carried out, and it is proved that the vortex control baffler can weaken the horseshoe vortex and decrease the non-uniformity of the wake at propeller disc. It is shown from the experiment results that the effect of vortex control baffler depends on its installation position; with a proper installation position, the non-uniform coefficient of submarine wake would be declined by about 50%; the Reynolds number of submarine model has an influence on the effect of vortex control baffler too, and the higher the Reynolds number is, the better the effect of the vortex control baffler is.
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The research was financially supported by the State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Grant No. 0708).
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Liu, Zh., Xiong, Y., Wang, Zz. et al. Experimental study on effect of a new vortex control baffler and its influencing factor. China Ocean Eng 25, 83–96 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-011-0007-8
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-011-0007-8