简介:Applicationsofcomputationalfluiddynamic(CFD)tothemaritimeindustrycontinuetogrowwiththeincreasingdevelopmentofcomputers.Numericalapproacheshaveevolvedtoalevelofaccuracywhichallowsthemtobeappliedforhydrodynamiccomputationsinindustryareas.Hydrodynamictests,especiallyplanar-motion-mechanism(PMM)testsaresimulatedbyCFDsoftware-FLUENT,andallofthecorrespondinghydrodynamiccoefficientsareobtained,whichsatisfytheneedofestablishingthesimulationsystemtoevaluatemaneuverabilityofvehiclesduringtheautonomousunderwatervehicleschemedesignstage.Theestablishedsimulationsystemperformedwellintests.
简介:CorrosionbehaviourandbiofoulingcharacteristicsofmildsteelinthreedifferentcoastallocationsintheGulfofMannar,Indiahavebeenstudiedoveraperiodof24months.OysterfoulingwaspredominantatOpensea-Tuticorin,whilebarnaclefoulingwasdominantatbothMandapamandHarbour-Tuticorin.Therateofcorrosionfor24monthsexposureperiodwashighestatMandapam,wherefoulingwasminimal.Thesurfaceofthemildsteelwascharacterizedbyetchings&crevicesbeneaththehardfoulersattachedonit,atallthetestlocations.ThedepthofcrevicecausedbyhardfoulerswashigheratOpensea-TuticorinfollowedbyHarbour-TuticorinandMandapam.ThelossinultimatetensilestrengthwasmoreinOpensea-Tuticorinthantheothertwolocations.Corrosionbehaviourofmildsteelisdiscussedbasedonthevariationinthebiofoulingassemblageatthethreetestlocations.