A computational method for determining XBT depths release_rev_4455dcd6-cc84-4c38-b10a-aea4e73c0073

by J. Stark, J. Gorman, M. Hennessey, F. Reseghetti, J. Willis, J. Lyman, J. Abraham, M. Borghini

Published in Ocean Science (OS) by Copernicus GmbH.

2011   p733-743

Abstract

<strong>Abstract.</strong> A new technique for determining the depth of expendable bathythermographs (XBTs) is developed. This new method uses a forward-stepping calculation which incorporates all of the forces on the XBT devices during their descent. Of particular note are drag forces which are calculated using a new drag coefficient expression. That expression, obtained entirely from computational fluid dynamic modeling, accounts for local variations in the ocean environment. Consequently, the method allows for accurate determination of depths for any local temperature environment. The results, which are entirely based on numerical simulation, are compared with the experiments of LM Sippican T-5 XBT probes. It is found that the calculated depths differ by less than 3% from depth estimates using the standard fall-rate equation (FRE). Furthermore, the differences decrease with depth. The computational model allows an investigation of the fluid flow patterns along the outer surface of the probe as well as in the interior channel. The simulations take account of complex flow phenomena such as laminar-turbulent transition and flow separation.
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