On the Design of X-bow for Ship Energy Efficiency

M. A. Mosaad, M.M. Gafaary, W.Yehia, H.M. Hassan

Dept. of Ship Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Port said, EGYPT.

Abstract

Ship researchers devote great efforts towards improving ship hull form for
minimizing resistance which reflects on capital cost by reduce fuel consumption.
Benefits of bulbous bow were shown reduction of wave resistance. However,
further research work on different bow shape is needed. This paper offers a study
of how minimizing the wave making resistance is due to using new innovative x-
bow. This involves a numerical simulated flow around hull model to estimate ship
resistance using computational fluid dynamics, CFD. Validation on experimental
data for flat plate frictional resistance in addition to data of wave making
resistance for series 60 hull with conventional bow are done. For accurate and
good results output, numerical study is performed to choose optimum turbulence
model and optimum number of mesh elements. Geometrical modification using
Rhino3d software on the series 60 hull by adding delta-type bulb and new
innovative X-bow on the fore portion are made. The work has shown significant
reduction in wave making resistance due to using the X-bow for the range of
Froude number from 0.18 to 0.34, if compared with delta type bulb for the same
range.
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Ship researchers devote great efforts towards improving ship hull form for
minimizing resistance which reflects on capital cost by reduce fuel consumption.
Benefits of bulbous bow were shown reduction of wave resistance. However,
further research work on different bow shape is needed. Using computational fluid
dynamics, CFD, numerical simulated flow around hull model to estimate ship
resistance Validation of frictional resistance used experimental test on flat plate
and experimental work done on series 60 hull with conventional bow used for
validation of wave making resistance. For accurate and good results output,
numerical study performed to choose optimum turbulence model and optimum
number of mesh elements. Geometrical modification on the series 60 hull model
has been done by adding delta-type bulb and new innovative x-bow on the fore
portion with same dimension by using rhinos3d software. This paper offers study
of how minimizing the wave resistance due to using x-bow. The work has shown
more benefits of X-bow in range of Froude number 0.18 to 0.34 if compare with
delta type bulb.