Influence of propeller wake sheet on rudder gap flow and gap cavitation |
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Authors: | Bu-Geun Paik Kyung-Youl Kim Sunho Park Byeong-Seok Yu |
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Institution: | a Maritime & Ocean Engineering Research Institute, KORDI, Jang-dong 171, Yuseong-gu, 305-343, Daejeon, Republic of Korea b TMS Co. Ltd., Republic of Korea c Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | The characteristics of the flow over the rudder’s pintle gap are investigated by using the particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique. The propeller and rudder models are scaled down to 1/28.5. Highly accelerated leakage outflows are separated at the discontinuities of the gap and generate strong cavitation at the suction side of the rudder. In the rudder and propeller configuration, the propeller wake sheet ahead of the gap entrance region starts to induce leakage flow over the lower pintle gaps of the suction side. The gap flow has a velocity magnitude as high as 0.4U0 in the high leakage flow condition, where the wake sheet locates over the gap entrance. The cross-flow of the propeller wake sheet interferes the gap entrance region and triggers gap cavitation. As the propeller wake sheet moves downstream and weakens, the gap flow velocity decreases over the gap entrance. |
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Keywords: | Semi-spade rudder Gap cavitation Propeller wake Rotation phase angle Particle image velocimetry (PIV) |
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