Will sailing in formation reduce energy consumption? Numerical prediction of resistance for ships in different formation configurations
Yangying He, Junmin Mou, Linying Chen, Qingsong Zeng, Yamin Huang, Pengfei Chen, Song Zhang
Topics & Concepts
Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equationsEnergy consumptionTurbulenceMechanicsMoment (physics)WakeReynolds numberEnergy (signal processing)SimulationMarine engineeringEngineeringMathematicsPhysicsClassical mechanicsElectrical engineeringStatisticsShip Hydrodynamics and ManeuverabilityFluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency