Module overview
This module will develop the fundamentals of fluid mechanics in the context of naval architecture and ocean engineering including water waves and the fluid loading and motion of maritime structures and vessels in waves. The module continues from the more descriptive fluid mechanics material in part 1 and part 2, and develops the conceptual, mathematical, and computational techniques needed for the evaluation of added mass, unsteady boundary layers, ship roll and seakeeping.
Linked modules
Pre-requisites: SESS2018 and SESS2015
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Apply dimensional analysis to theory and model testing.
- Solve unsteady viscous and potential flow equations.
- Estimate fluid added mass and damping effects on solid bodies in fluids.
- Estimate ship seakeeping response.
- Understand ocean wave spectra and modify them based on ship speed and direction.
- Characterize damped free and forced oscillators with multiple degrees of freedom.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Load and motion estimates of ships and floating structures.
- Classic unsteady solid and fluid mechanics.
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Use theory and numerical methods to investigate the unsteady flow and loading on ships.
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Compare and contrast dimensional analysis and theory and numerical and experimental results.
- Perform data acquisition, frequency analysis, and give a group engineering presentation.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Understand the research and development of marine hydrodynamic designs and analysis.
- Detailed theoretical, numerical, and experimental marine hydrodynamics analysis methods.
Syllabus
Unsteady fluid dynamics and fluid-solid oscillators including; unsteady potential flow and added mass, water waves, ship waves, unsteady viscous flow, oscillating bodies in fluids, ocean spectra, and seakeeping.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods include
- Lecturing, notes, and supplemental videos.
Learning activities include
- Tutorials, experimental labs, and numerical applications.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 27 |
| Wider reading or practice | 22 |
| Completion of assessment task | 12 |
| Supervised time in studio/workshop | 9 |
| Follow-up work | 10 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 10 |
| Revision | 60 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Blackboard. The blackboard web site has links to a number of websites that have demonstrations of how the transforms work and show how the streamlines are modified.
Jupyter notebooks for the numerical methods sections. https://github.com/Weymouth/MarineHydro
Internet Resources
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Continuous Assessment | 30% |
| Final Assessment | 70% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Set Task | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External