| Design and Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Using Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| Paper ID : 1097-IUGRC6 (R2) |
| Authors |
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mostafa ali allam * ships and submarines, Military technical college, Cairo, Egypt. |
| Abstract |
| Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are being used worldwide for various tasks such as environmental survey, structure inspection, pipeline tracking, mine hunting, hull cleaning, exploration of hydrocarbons, measuring the depth of ocean and even in the recovery of wrecks. The analysis of their hydrodynamic characteristics is important. The easiest way to obtain hydrodynamic characteristic is by simulation by using software of Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD). Hydrodynamic characteristics can be obtained by fluid dynamic visualization and simulation of CFD. In this study, the hydrodynamic design process of the robot body is described in detail. Optimal body design process with compromises among conflicting design requirements is given. The results showed an increase in the hydrodynamic characteristics of the optimal ROV design indicated by the value of drag, pressure and velocity contours and calculation of stability. Analysis of hydrodynamics characteristic with the consideration of voltage and pressure contour was done by using software of ANSYS fluent. |
| Keywords |
| CFD, ROV, drag force, ANSYS. |
| Status: Accepted |