Optimizing Hydrodynamic Nose Cone Design
Optimizing Hydrodynamic Nose Cone Design
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Background
Background
A Northeastern University Capstone project aimed to track and eliminate invasive hydrilla plants in the Connecticut River. Their analysis showed that there was a lot of drag caused by the flat caps on the edges of the pontoons. In an effort to reduce the drag force on the pontoons, an analysis of 11 different nose cone shapes was performed.
Analysis Setup
Analysis Setup
Performed analysis in ANSYS Fluent to select the best nose cone design for a catamaran vessel
Utilized ANSYS parameter sweep to determine the drag force and heat flux for each nose cone geometry
Tested Nose Cone Geometries
Tested Nose Cone Geometries
11 different geometries were tested. The x dimension is the horizontal width of the front face, the y dimension is the height of the front face, and the z dimension is the distance between the start of the nose cone and its flat face
Results
Results
The relationship between the x, y, and z dimensions of the nose cone and the drag force experienced by the nose cone
Solution Data
Solution Data
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