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Applications of computational fluid dynamic (CFD) to the maritime industry continue to grow with the increasing development of computers. Numerical approaches have evolved to a level of accuracy which allows them to be applied for hydrodynamic computations in industry areas. Hydrodynamic tests, especially planar-motion-mechanism (PMM) tests are simulated by CFD software -FLUENT, and all of the corresponding hydrodynamic coefficients are obtained, which satisfy the need of establishing the simulation system to evaluate maneuverability of vehicles during the autonomous underwater vehicle scheme design stage. The established simulation system performed well in tests.
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Foundation item: Supported by the Open Research Foundation of SKLabAUV, HEU under Grant No. 2008003.
He Zhang was born 1982. She is currently working toward her Ph.D degree in the Design and Construction of Naval Architecture at Harbin Engineering University. Her current research interests include hydrodynamic calculation, image processing, etc.
Yu-ru Xu was born 1942. He is an academician of CAE and a professor of Harbin Engineering University. His current research interests include AUV technique, etc.
Hao-peng Cai was born 1983. He is currently working toward his Ph.D degree in the Design and Construction of Naval Architecture at Harbin Engineering University. His current research interests include hydrodynamic calculation, etc.
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Zhang, H., Xu, Yr. & Cai, Hp. Using CFD software to calculate hydrodynamic coefficients. J. Marine. Sci. Appl. 9, 149–155 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11804-010-9009-9
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