Christopher C. Bassler

Review of Available Methods for Application to Second Level Vulnerability Criteria

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has begun work on the development of next generation intact stability criteria. These criteria are likely to consist of several levels: from simple to complex. The first levels are expected to contain vulnerability criteria and are generally intended to identify if a vessel is vulnerable to a particular mode of stability failure. These vulnerability criteria may consist of relatively simple formulations, which are expected to be quite conservative to compensate for their simplicity. This paper reviews methods which may be applicable to the second level of vulnerability assessment, when simple but physics-based approaches are used to assess the modes of stability failure, including pure-loss of stability, parametric roll, surf-riding, and dead-ship condition.

Characteristics of Wave Groups for the Evaluation of Ship Response in Irregular Seas

A method to evaluate ship response in heavy seas is presented. A ship maneuvering in a stochastic environment is difficult to model because of the rarity and significant nonlinearity of the large motion responses. In the proposed method, critical wave groups are defined and used to separate the complexity of the nonlinear dynamics of ship response from the complexities of a probabilistic description for the response. In this formulation, wave groups may be considered as a possible method to solve the problem of rarity. With the characteristic information about the wave groups, the problem of rarity can be solved in a deterministic manner. Characteristics, including the distributions for the number of waves in a group and wave amplitude, period, and steepness for the waves in a group are presented.

Experimental Investigation of Hydrodynamic Coefficients of a Wave-Piercing Tumblehome Hull Form

A systematic series of calm-water forced roll model tests were performed over a range of forward speeds using an advanced tumblehome hull form (DTMB model #5613-1) to examine the mechanisms of roll damping. This experimental investigation is part of an ongoing effort to advance the capability to assess seakeeping, maneuvering, and dynamic stability characteristics of an advanced surface combatant. The experiment was performed to provide data for development and validation of a semi-empirical roll damping model for use in validation of ship motion and viscous flow simulation codes, as well as to provide a basis for future work with additional experiments, contributing to the development of an improved analytical roll damping model. Two hull configurations were tested: barehull with skeg, and bare hull with skeg and bilge keels. Measurements of forces and moments were obtained over a range of forward speeds, roll frequencies, and roll amplitudes. Stereo particle-image velocimetry (SPIV) measurments were also taken for both zero and forward speeds. Test data was used to calculate added mass/inertia and damping coefficients. Two different system modeling techniques were used. The first method modeled the system as an equivalent linearly-damped second-order harmonic oscillator with the time-varying total stiffness coefficient considered linear. The second technique used equivalent linear damping, including higher-order Fourier components, and a non-linear stiffness formulation. Results are shown, including plots of added inertia and damping coefficients as functions of roll frequency, roll amplitude, and forward speed and SPIV measurements. Trends from the experimental data are compared to results from traditional component roll damping formulations for conventional hull from geometries and differences are discussed.

Experimental Analysis of Rudder Contribution to Roll Damping

Measuring and modeling the forces on the appendages of surface ships is important for understanding roll-damping and validating numerical simulations. In recent years, Atsavapranee et al (2007) showed that the bilge keel damping component can be modeled using the flat plate theory established by Keulegan and Carpenter (1958). This model treats the bilge keels as a flat plate that generates viscous damping, as well as added mass. The model comes as an improvement to models used in computational codes used for predicting roll damping, due to the fact that the added mass component is significant. In this study, uncoupled roll motion is investigated to quantify the rudder forces on a fully appended DTMB model #5415 with instrumented appendages at Froude numbers of 0 and 0.138. The objective of the current effort is to decompose the rudder force into its steady, symmetric, and antisymmetric components using Fourier analysis. In the force analysis the rudders are treated as flat plates for the Fr = 0 tests, using the model described by Keulegan and Carpenter (1958). The drag and lift forces are consistent with the flat plate model. The anti-symmetric term, however, does not show a clear trend. For a flat plate model, the anti-symmetric term should resemble a negative sine wave with respect to roll. However, the rudders represent a higher aspect ratio flat plate, and thus require a modification to the added mass formulation. Furthermore, during a normal roll period they tend to interact with the free surface, which can lead to wave damping, which should resemble a positive sine wave with respect to roll. Thus, the two components of the anti-symmetric portion of the signal are superimposed upon one another. In an attempt to decouple these two components, the added mass was artificially removed from the antisymmetric component of the force. This paper will detail the methods used to model the rudder forces for both the standstill and positive Froude number cases.

Analysis of the Physics of Bilge Keel Vortex Generation

A 2D forced roll oscillation experiment was performed to examine and characterize the physics of vortex generation from ship bilge keels. Measurements included ship model motions, normal force on the bilge keels, and flow field visualizations using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV). Data was collected for a range of roll oscillation amplitudes, including large amplitudes where the bilge keels interacted with the free surface and for three roll oscillation frequencies.This paper presents analysis and description of the observed phenomena, and examines whether a functional relationship can be established between the force measured on the bilge keel and the flow field generated by the bilge keel. A qualitative discussion of the observed flow characteristics, including the vortex generation at the tip of the bilge keel, detachment, and interaction with the free-surface, is presented. In addition, the circulation in front and behind the bilge keel was calculated, analyzed, and compared to the measured bilge keel force. The analysis conducted was intended to provide improved understanding of the phenomena which occur during bilge keel vortex generation and aid in the development of improved roll damping and bilge keel force models for the prediction of ship motions.© 2012 ASME

Three-Dimensional Effects for a Ship Experiencing Large Amplitude Roll Motion

Recent advancements have been made to consider the effects of large amplitude motions for roll damping models used for numerical ship motion performance assessments. These advancements have been focused on the development and expansion of models for potential flow simulation tools with sectional formulations. However, additional 3D effects due to vortex shedding, flow convection downstream, waves, and bilge keel emergence and submergence during large roll motion may be important, but are typically neglected in the sectional formulations. A series of RANS computations were performed for both 2D and 3D conditions of large amplitude ship roll motion, with and without forward speed, and in calm water and in waves. Comparisons were made to available experimental data for the 2D calm water conditions at zero-speed. These results were then assessed with the 3D conditions to develop improved understanding of additional 3D effects, including forward speed and waves, which should be considered for future developments of strip-theory approaches for ship motions prediction.

Kinematics of Experimentally Generated Severe Wave Conditions and Implications for Numerical Models

An experiment was performed to measure and characterize wave kinematics in a large-scale experimental basin. The primary objective was to measure and characterize the wave kinematics of both regular waves of varying steepness and scaled irregular seas with embedded large-amplitude wave groups. The secondary objective was to provide a validation data set for wave theory and numerical simulation tool development. Measurements included free surface elevations and velocity field measurements under the free surface using particle image velocimetry (PIV). A discussion of free surface elevation data, the effect of wave steepness on the velocity profile of regular waves and an introduction to the analysis of the wave kinematics of the embedded wave groups was presented in a previous paper by the authors (OMAE2010-20240). The current paper expands on the analysis presented in the previous paper, providing a discussion of the effect of wave group composition, wave group location within irregular seas, and seaway scaling on the kinematics. This experiment is part of an ongoing effort at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) to improve predictions and measurement of ship motions in waves and assess the dynamic stability and seakeeping performance of naval ships. NSWCCD has developed a deterministic wave generation method to be used in its seakeeping basin facility. The exploration of the above factors provides a better understanding of the employed method and its effectiveness for creating wave groups. Specifically, to model realistic severe conditions that a ship may encounter. These findings, in turn, lead to the possibility of improvements to current model testing methods at NSWCCD. In addition to assessing the experimental methods employed, the experimental data set can also be used to validate and improve current numerical wave models for ship motions prediction. A comparison of the measured wave elevations and kinematics with a pseudo-spectral numerical wave model is also presented and discussed.Copyright

Large-Scale Wave Kinematics Measurements of Regular Waves and Large-Amplitude Wave Groups

An experiment was performed to measure and characterize wave kinematics in an experimental basin. The experiment is part of an ongoing effort to improve predictions and measurements of ship motions in waves, including more accurate characterization of the near-field wave environment and its influence on ship motions. The primary objective of this experiment was to measure and characterize the wave kinematics of regular waves of varying steepness and scaled irregular seaways, including irregular waves with embedded wave groups. Measurements, including free-surface elevations and velocity field measurements under the free surface, are presented and discussed.

A PIECEWISE MODEL FOR PREDICTION OF LARGE AMPLITUDE TOTAL SHIP ROLL DAMPING

A piecewise model is presented to model total ship roll damping, with considerations for large amplitude roll motion effects, such as bilge keel interaction with the free-surface. The model is based on the consideration of distinct ship-specific physical phenomena, such as bilge keel emergence. Abrupt physical changes occur with these events, resulting in significant changes in the damping characteristics of the system. Without these considerations, roll motion may be under-predicted. Some additional considerations needed for the practical implementation of the proposed piecewise model are also discussed.Copyright