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Numerical Study of the Natural-Cavitating Flow around Underwater Slender Bodies

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Cavitating flow is of considerable importance in underwater high-speed applications because of the desirable drag reduction effect. A proper design of submerged bodies should not only produce a stable motion but also maximize the distance travelled underwater. Physical experiment and Computational Fluid Dynamics-CFD simulation can be used to investigate the cavitating flow dynamics and the interaction between the body and the surrounding flow. However, in the previous studies little specific data regarding body design have been documented. This study investigates numerically the behavior of the natural cavitating flow around submerged bodies. The bodies differ in cavitator shape and length. Steady-state simulations are carried out using the CFD approach. A two-phase mixture formulation, the turbulence k-ε model, and the Zwart—Geber—Belamri (ZGB) cavitation modeling are used. Comparisons with the published data are carried out. The behavior of the natural cavitating flow around different bodies is obtained. A modified value of the drag coefficient is proposed.

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Partial financial support from the scientific research project NCVCC42.02/19-19 of VAST, whose project manager is Prof. Duong Ngoc Hai-the second author of this paper, is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology, 122-Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Nguyen Tat Thang

  2. Institute of Mechanics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology-VAST, 264-Doi Can, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Duong Ngoc

  3. Graduate University of Science and Technology-GUST, VAST, 18-Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Duong Ngoc

  4. University of Engineering and Technology-UET, Vietnam National University-VNU, 144-Xuan Thuy, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Duong Ngoc

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Russian Text © The Author(s), 2019, published in Izvestiya RAN. Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, 2019, No. 11, pp. 99–113.

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Thang, N.T., Ngoc, D. Numerical Study of the Natural-Cavitating Flow around Underwater Slender Bodies. Fluid Dyn 54, 835–849 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0015462819060120

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