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Engineering simulation of marine propulsion is a challenge: The marine environment's operating conditions are complicated, and simulating the physics of this environment is complex. It may involve an understanding of a wide range of simulations including structural analysis and computational fluid dynamics. In addition, the interaction between the ship and propeller is extremely important for overall design efficiency.
Designing ships is not a straight-forward process. Design changes are frequent and prototyping can be quite expensive. Simulation-driven design can be extremely effective in designing vessels that mitigate risk -- helping engineers make critical decisions throughout the design process. ANSYS provides a wide variety of tools that can be used to simulate propulsion equipment; the impact of waves, wakes and collisions; and maneuverability.
Ship-propeller interaction.
Courtesy SVA Potsdam.
