Modelling of Drag Force Reduction for a Waterjet Propulsion System
Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences 2021
Marina Čerpinska, Mārtiņš Irbe, Andrejs Pupurs, Kaspars Burbeckis

The paper provides simulation results for SUP (Stand Up Paddle) board appendage resistance. Additional propulsion is added to the SUP board. It is equipped with a waterjet. The waterjet is attached to the board rudder. This increases the drag coefficient for rudder five times. To reduce the drag variable, design options for the waterjet duct were proposed. The simulation tests were performed using SolidWorks Flow software using two types of simulations, namely, the pressure on the body and the flow around the body. The objective was to streamline the bluff duct of the waterjet and thus to create the appendage design with minimum drag force from fluid flow and possibly greater Inlet Velocity Ratio. Calculations showed that rounding-off the edges of waterjet duct resulted in 35 % of drag coefficient reduction, while further streamlining reduced it by additional 10 %.


Atslēgas vārdi
Drag coefficient, propulsion, resistance, SUP board, waterjet
DOI
10.2478/lpts-2021-0035
Hipersaite
https://sciendo.com/issue/LPTS/58/5

Čerpinska, M., Irbe, M., Pupurs, A., Burbeckis, K. Modelling of Drag Force Reduction for a Waterjet Propulsion System. Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences, 2021, Vol. 58, No. 5, 3.-14.lpp. e-ISSN 2255-8896. Pieejams: doi:10.2478/lpts-2021-0035

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