DESIGN OPTIMISATION OF AN UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLE

FIRDAUS ABDULLAH, MATTHIEU FERRARO, ANDREW RIGIT
2007 Journal of Engineering Science and Technology  
The results of fluid flow simulation around an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) are presented in this paper. The UUV represents a small submarine for underwater search and rescue operation, which suits the local river conditions. The flow simulation was performed with a commercially available computational fluid dynamics package, Star-CD. The effects of the UUV geometry on the velocity and pressure distributions on the UUV surface were discussed for Re=500,000 and 3,000,000. The discussion led
more » ... to an improved design of the UUV with a smoother velocity profile around the UUV body.
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