Because of EEDI regulations for ships and SDGs, it is of vital importance to develop ships with good propulsion performance, not only in still water, but also in waves. To predict the propulsion and seakeeping performance in waves, and in particular ship motions and added resistance, various theoretical calculation methods and CFD codes have been developed. To validate these estimation methods, experimental data on details of the flow induced by the ship disturbance are required. To meet this demand, the authors developed an innovative method for measuring and analyzing the spatial pressure distribution over the ship-hull surface using a large number of Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) pressure sensors. However, pressure measurements with the conventional FBG pressure sensors are largely influenced by the difference in the temperature between water and air, referred to as the temperature interference. To resolve this issue, the authors developed a new FBG pressure sensor that incorporates three improvements and is significantly less influenced by temperature interference. Its performance was confirmed through comparisons with measured pressures obtained using existing strain-type and conventional FBG pressure sensors. Furthermore, the effects of different materials used for manufacturing ship models on the pressure measurement were investigated experimentally in towing tank tests. Finally, an experimental study was conducted to determine which of the three improvements in the latest FBG pressure sensor is essential for reducing the temperature interference.
An affix-type multipoint pressure sensor was developed by using the Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) technology. The FBG technology is commonly used in optical communications and is being applied to the stress/strain measurement of a large structure recently. In this paper, the developed pressure sensor by use of FBG and the pressure measurement system are described. The FBG pressure sensor can be stuck on the surface of a body on which pressures will be measured, and is capable of the temperature compensation by using an FBG temperature sensor. The material and diameter of the diaphragm of the sensor and the pre-tension of the fiber were determined according to the pressure measurement test under static pressures. Pressure distributions on a circular cylinder in uniform flow were measured in a circular water channel, where pressures were also measured by a conventional strain-gauge type pressure sensor. Comparing the measured pressures, performances of the FBG pressure sensor are discussed.
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