Numerical and Experimental Study of Resistance, Sinkage and Trim of a Container Ship

This paper presents the effectiveness of the Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling software SHIPFLOW, in determining different hydrodynamic values such as resistance, sinkage and trim for a container ship. This ship was simulated in deep water at different Froude number including service speed. The viscous, wave and total resistance were calculated for speeds ranging from 8.0 to 10.0 knots. The model scale was simulated to obtain the resistance, sinkage and trim values for these corresponding speeds. Finally, CFD values compared with the experimental values carried out in Towing Tank facilities. Experimental investigation appears to provide agreement with computed values and showing that CFD methods may adequately deal with the problem of wave interference produced by the container ship hull.