Jun-Wei Zhou

Thrust Enhancement and Resistance Reduction of Ship Elastic Flapping Foil: A Study on Applicability of Different Vessel Types and Effect of Encounter Phase

Numerous studies indicate that a flapping-foil thruster installed at a ship’s bow can convert wave energy into propulsive power and reduce added wave resistance while improving dynamic stability. Based on the preliminary exploration of the drag reduction mechanism of an elastic bow-flapping-foil system in waves, this p...