Assesment of bank effect in restricted water using computational fluid dynamics

• Main Authors: Ang, Yit Sian, Abdul Malik, Adi Maimun, Priyanto, A., M. Ahmed, Yasser, Nakisa, Mehdi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/34441/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308895882_Assessment_of_Bank_Effect_in_Restricted_Water_using_Computational_Fluid_Dynamics

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanker often travels through shallow waters with visible banks for its operations. Manoeuvring of vessel in shallow water is relatively difficult and exposed to higher risk level. Asymmetric flows around the ship when the ship travel close to bank may results in sway force and yaw moment on ship and lead to potentially dangerous situations. This research work will examines manoeuvring performance of a LNG tanker in shallow water taking into account the ship bank interaction effects. Hull hydrodynamic forces and moments and ship-bank interaction is investigated using computational fluid dynamic (CFD) and further validate by model test experiment.