Computation of steady and unsteady flows with a free surface around the Wigley hull (Q1126632)

The modified artificial compressibility approach to solve unsteady, two-dimensional free surface flows using Euler equations has been extended to solve unsteady, three-dimensional free surface flows using Navier-Stokes equations. The numerical scheme, UNCLE, is a finite volume, implicit, upwind scheme that uses the Roe variables for computing the fluxes at the cell interfaces and the MUSCL approach for obtaining higher order corrections. We obtain the flux Jacobians by using numerical (Fréchet) differentiation. The free surface is tracked using the moving grid approach, which results in an accurate way of applying the boundary conditions preventing leaks through the free surface. Both Euler and Navier-Stokes computations have been performed. Turbulence is accounted using the Baldwin-Lomax model. This scheme is used to study steady and unsteady flows around a Wigley hull.