Free-running tests for DTC self-propulsion – An investigation of lateral forces due to the rudder and the propeller

Numerical Prediction of Ship's Self-Propulsion Parameter by Using CFD Method

“…Nowadays, according to CFD method, there are two different approaches for predicting shipʹs selfpropulsion point, which consists of using the actual propeller and using virtual disk instead of the actual propeller, some previous research works using these approaches are reported in the literatures [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. Although, the advantage of virtual disk method is simple and faster in predicting the shipʹs selfpropulsion, it is unable to provide detailed information about flow around the propeller.…”