Abstract No.F171214-052
Author name(s): Yipeng PAN1, Prasanta K SAHOO1, Zhaoyu WEI2
Company: 1. Florida Institute of Technology, USA; 2. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
In the current political and socio-economic climate, it is imperative that countries can protect their sea lanes and coastal zones from surveillances and infiltration from foreign entities. In this way, developed and developing countries must be able to show their might and capability with blue water naval forces. Submarine is a kind of excellent vehicle which has good elusive character. However, the low speed restricts submarine’s active range. Hence there is a need to develop innovative hull forms which would possess elusive ability and capable of hot pursuit. This paper attempts to focus on a new type of ocean going vessel, a transformable submersible hydrofoil trimaran (TSHT) which can travel both on the surface and underwater as necessary. This article will mainly focus on introduction of TSHT, discuss its usage and also make an attempt to compare hydrodynamic characteristics against similar types of displacement trimarans. Besides, this article makes a comparison between theoretical value and numerical simulation result of TSHT submarine condition.
KEY WORDS: surface & undersea vehicle; innovative hull forms; submersible hydrofoil trimaran (TSHT)
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