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Navier-Stokes equations are solved to obtain the near field flow and to reveal the generation of droplets due to the breaking of the bow wave. With an adaptive refinement of the Octree mesh, the fine scale flow characteristics, the wave breaking and the splashing are well simulated. For high-speed ships, the V-shape ship wave pattern with the angle smaller than the classical Kelvin angle is confirmed by the present numerical results, which can also be applied to the catamaran. Comparisons of the vertical velocity distributions induced by the mono-hull ship and the catamaran are made at different locations in the wake regions.
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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11272210, 51379123), the National Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program, Grant No. 2014CB046200).
Biography: WANG Ben-long (1977-), Male, Ph. D., Associate Professor
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Wang, Bl., Guo, Xy., Liu, H. et al. Numerical simulations of wake signatures around high-speed ships. J Hydrodyn 26, 986–989 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-6058(14)60109-8
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