VOYAGER 2010 PROFESSIONAL

SEA TRIAL ANALYSIS SOFTWARE

User Tutorial

VOYAGER 2010 PROFESSIONAL

SEA TRIAL ANALYSIS SOFTWARE

Voyager 2010 Professional

2010 by Arthur Waite, Ph.D., Naval Architect All rights reserved. Voyager 2010 Professional is protected by copyright law and other international treaties. Unauthorized reproduction of this program or distribution of any portion of it is strictly prohibited. The license for use is granted to the purchaser (Licensee) by Arthur Waite, Ph.D. as a single user license and does not permit the program to be used on more than one computer. Permission to copy the installation disk to other media is permitted for back-up purposes only as long as all copies remain in the possession of the Licensee.

Voyager 2010 Professional User Tutorial

2010 by Arthur Waite, Ph.D., Naval Architect All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright law and other international treaties. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication or distribution of any portion of it is strictly prohibited. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, without the written permission of Arthur Waite, Ph.D. Arthur Waite, Ph.D., reserves the right to revise this publication from time to time and to make changes to the contents without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes.

Introduction
Introducing Voyager
Voyager is an intuitive, yet sophisticated, sea trial analysis program that provides naval architects, designers and marine engineers with the ability to document and analyze data that has been collected during vessel sea trials. Voyager allows you to make analysis calculations for both towing and free running vessels using either fixed or controllable pitch propellers. Voyager's calculation capabilities are comparable to none making use of the latest state of the art industrial regression polynomial algorithms to make calculations. The main concept of Voyager is the analysis of your steady sate sea trial data. The data can come in different data set types such as vessel speed vs engine rpm or vessel speed vs engine power. Voyager allows you to enter data using five different data set types, thus giving you flexibility not found in similar programs. As already noted, Voyager's purpose is to analyse your steady state sea trial data. During the analysis process, Voyager has one main goal, and that is to determine your vessel's propeller thrust and engine power requirements at your vessel's test speed. Voyager does this by using the vessel's steady state sea trial data, the propeller parameters, and along with the propeller's open water characteristics, calculates the thrust and torque coeffiicients of the propeller. Once these have been calculated, the developed propeller thrust and required engine power are calculated. Voyager's ability to calculate more specialized data such as vessel resistance, propeller efficiency, opc, blade loading, tip speed, cavitation percentage, etc., allows you to take a closer look at how well your engine/propeller system is working. With Voyager, you can analyse your calculated data there by allowing you to identify areas where the propeller may be underperforming and hence giving you the ability to make recommendations for improved propeller system performance. Voyager has additional components that allow you to do more complex analysis with your raw sea trial data. With Voyager, you can examine the effects of wind resistance, sea state, shallow channel, displacement and water temperarture corrections, and other external forces which can affect the overall performance of your vessel. Once the external forces have been analyzed, Voyager will remove these from the raw sea trial data and develop a calm water resistance curve for your vessel. Voyager doesn't stop there. Once you have calculated the calm water resistance curve for your vessel, you can delve deeper into the analysis process by stripping away the appendage resistance or calculating a form factor for the vessel. Voyager produces high quality graphs and data tables, all of which are exported to one of many built in reports. Voyager also allows you to export any of the calculated data or reports to MS Word or Excel, allowing you to incorporate these graphs and data tables into your own reports. But then again, Voyager has a very powerful report generator that allows you to either customize a built in report, or if you dare... create your own custom reports.

Introduction

How to use this manual

Rather than just showing you how each of Voyager's features work, Voyager's user tutorial shows you Voyager in the context of a meaningful activity. You will learn how to use each feature and their corresponding commands while working on an actual project. It provides a foundation on which you can build your skills for using Voyager. I encourage you to explore Voyager on your own, applying the techniques you learn in this user tutorial to your own work. Both experienced and beginning Voyager users will find this user tutorial useful. If you are not an experienced user, the way to get the most out of this manual is to approach it as a tutorial chapter by chapter. You'll find that each chapter contains detailed descriptions of Voyager's features that will help you build your skills. This manual can also be used as a ready reference for your day-to-day problems and questions about features and commands found in Voyager. The calculation excersises in Chapter III: Becoming an Expert, will help you review and apply the information you have learned in this manual.

What to expect
Voyager has seven chapters, each representing a milestone in your progress towards becoming an expert Voyager user. Here is a description of the chapters and what they will show you.
Chapter 1: Voyager

As with any software, you will want to know what Voyager is and how it works. This chapter explains what Voyager does and what's required to make your sea trial analysis calculations.
Chapter 2: Getting Started

It is here where you will be exposed to Voyager's user itnterface. You will gain a basic understanding of Voyager's look and feel through a detailed description of the features and commands.
Chapter 3: Becoming an Expert

Here you will be exposed to several design example. You will gain a stronger understanding about Voyager's capabilities. Some components, that you saw in Chapter 2, will be revisited with a greater emphasis on how to use these components in different design analysis scenarios.
Chapter 4: Advanced Analysis Features

Advanced features like appendage resistance analysis, wind and sea state resistance and others will be covered in this chapter.
Chapter 5 Graphics Interface

Topic Information about plotting your graph and the hidden features
Chapter 6: Reports

Topic information about reports and the report generator

Chapter 7: The Database

Topic information about the database engine and Voyager's database files

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Chapter 1
Voyager
Understanding the calculation process
Voyager's concept is simple. Using your steady state sea trial data and propeller parameters, the propeller's performance coefficients are calculated, and the propeller thrust and required engine power are determined at each speed being analyzed. Voyager's analysis calculations requires the steady state sea trail data, the primary propeller parameters, and the open water characteristics for the propeller. The open water characteristics for the propeller are the nondimensional parameters used to display the open water performance of the propeller. These come in the form of curves or regression polynomials. Regression polynomials are mathematical models that allow us to calculate the thrust and torque coefficients for different design/operating conditions for a specific propeller series. The polynomials will have the form Kt|Kq = {bar,p/d,j,z} or a combination there of. There are a number of regression polynomials that have been made available through technical publications over the years and these are available in Voyager. The regression polynomials are based on model tests and as such might not represent your propeller 100%. To account for the difference, thrust and torque multipliers (also know as thrust and power factors) can be applied to the regression polynomials, modifying the propeller's thrust and torque coefficients during the calculations. So, two additional parameters are required; the thrust and torque multipliers. These are advanced parameters and can be supplied by the propeller manufacture. If these are not available, Voyager can estimates these values based on the propeller series being used for the calculations. Voyager's analysis calculations are only as good as the data being entered into the program, and as such, the more accurate your data the more accurate your analysis. The propulsive coefficients, defined as the wake fraction, thrust deduction faction and the relative rotative efficiency, play an important role in the calculation process. The wake fraction is a measure of how fast the water is entering the propeller. On slow moving vessels, like tugs and trawlers, the speed of the water entering the propeller is slower than the speed of the vessel. On high speed boats, like planing craft, the wake fraction can be a measure of increased water speed entering the propeller. The thrust deduction can be viewed as an increase in resistance due to the propeller suction. The relative rotative efficiency accounts for the varying flow conditions between the open water propeller and when the propeller is operating behind the ship. This is typically due to hull form geometry, which creates turbulance and inequality of the flow field, and the presence of the rudder. Of these three quantities, the wake fraction has the greatest influence on the calculations, and therefore should be chosen with care. Voyager can estimate the propulsive coefficients based on the basic vessel hull parameters of length on waterline, maximum beam, draft and vessel displacement. Voyager also has industry standard algorithms for the various vessel forms of displacement, semi-displacement, planing, sailing yatchs and catamarans, that you can select from. Some of these methods require a more detailed description of the vessel in terms of hull parameters. If you have the Chapter 1 Voyager 1-1

propulsive coefficients from model test or are using data from a similar vessel, Voyager allows you to use such data through an advance data entry option.

What I need to know before starting

Voyager requires that you enter the steady state sea trial data, some basic vessel hull parameters, the primary propeller parameters, some baisc engine information and the propulsive coefficients. It is important that your measured sea trial data be as accurate as possible, and therefore any suspect data should be removed prior to Voyager's analysis calculations.

Sea trial data

In Voyager, there are two types of data that can be used when making your sea trial analysis calculations. The first data type is refered to as, raw sea trial data. The raw sea trial data is made up of your measured sea trial data and includes any external forces that will affect the vessel's resistance and speed during the sea trial tests. These external forces could include wind resistance, sea state, shallow channel, etc. As an example, wind measurements are normally recorded during the sea trial tests. A head wind will slow the vessel down, while a tail wind will speed the vessel up. We try to preform these tests such that the external force due to the wind component will be zero, but it might happen that there will be a non-zero wind component after the data collected in each direction has been averaged for the test speed. If this component happens to be in the form of a slight head wind, then the vessel's resistance will be increased due to the head wind, and as such, the measured vessel speed will be slower than if there was no wind component. Voyager has a sophisticated sea trial data analysis component that calculates these external forces and then eliminates them. At each elimination step, Voyager calculates a new vessel resistance. Using the new resistance, the vessel's propeller parameters and the propeller's open water characteristics, Voyager calculates a new equilibrium speed for the vessel. Once all of the external forces have been eliminated, the final data is in the form of steady state sea trial data. The second data type is refered to as, steady state sea trial data. The steady state sea trial data is sea trial data that contains no external forces that could affect the vessel's resistance and speed during sea trials. In a perfect world, we would have no wind resistance component, no sea state component, the water temperature would be the same as that at which the model resistance tests or resistance calculations were preformed, etc. All external forces either don't exist, or they have cancelled out in the averaging process. You can enter the steady state sea trial data in the following forms: vessel speed vs engine rpm, vessel speed vs engine power, vessel speed vs propeller shaft torque, vessel speed vs propeller thrust or vessel speed vs resistance. We should not forget that the steady state sea trail data includes the appendage resistance. If you are required to calculate the bare hull resistance of your vessel, Voyager contains a component that handles this for you.

Vessel hull parameters

The vessel hull parameters are used to describe the geometry of your vessel. Voyager uses the hull parameters to calculate the propulsive coefficients for the Voyager User Tutorial

vessel. The basic hull parameters of length on waterline, maximum moulded beam, draft and vessel displacement, are used to calculate estimates of the propulsive coefficients. It is important that the basic hull parameters be as accurate as possible otherwise the estimated propulsive coefficients can be incorrect, which will lead to inaccuracies in your sea trial analysis calculations. Voyager also has industry standard algorithms for advanced propulsive coefficient estimates. The advanced propulsive coefficient estimates require a more detailed description of your vessel and can result in a more accurate sea trial analysis calculation.

Your vessels's propeller

Voyager allows you to perform an analysis for a variety of propeller series. These include non-cavitating, cavitating and surface piercing propellers as well as a variety of nozzle propeller systems. Voyager requires the primary propeller parameters as input variables for analysis calculations. The primary propeller parameters are: number of blades, diameter, pitch, blade area ratio, amount of propeller cup and hub center line depth. The number of blades, diameter, pitch and blade area ratio are required by the regression polynomials when calculating the propeller performance coefficients. The hub center line depth is a measure of the center of the propeller hub from the vessel's waterline and is used when calculating blade load and back face cavitation. Varying the blade area ratio is one method used to reduce cavitation. The propeller cup is used to calculate a virtual pitch, and modifies the propeller performance coefficients. Propeller cup is an effective way to control excessive back face cavitation. During the calculation process, propeller cup is only applied to non-cavitating and cavitating series propellers. Two additional variables, the thrust and torque multipliers, are also required. The propeller calculations are performed by using either one of the available propeller series regression polynomials included in Voyager, or user supplied open water propeller characteristics. Regression polynomials are developed for a specific propeller series and due to variations between the series model propeller and your vessel's propeller, the regression polynomials might not be 100% representive of your vessel's propeller. Thrust and torque multipliers can be applied to the regression polynomials during the calculation process, which modifiy the standard propeller series thrust and torque coefficients to more accurately reflect your vessel's propeller performance coefficients. The thrust and torque multipliers that were used when the propeller was design are usually available from the propeller manufacture. If the thrust and torque multipliers are not available from the propeller manufacture, Voyager allows you to select these values based on the propeller series being used in the analysis calculations. The open water propeller characteristics are the non-dimensional parameters used to display the open water performance of the propeller. If this data is available, Voyager can use this data when making its calculations. Thrust and torque multipliers and propeller cup are not applied to this data during the calculation process. There are several methods available when applying scale corrections to propeller designs. Voyager does not apply scale corrections when preforming its sea trail Chapter 1 Voyager 1-3

analysis calculations. Scale corrections that may have been included during the propeller optimization process are already reflected in the propeller's pitch.

Propulsive coefficients

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Chapter 2
Getting Started
Voyager's User Interface
The Voyager interface consists of menus, windows, dialogs and other features that make it easy for you to communicate with Voyager. Voyager's main window consists of four parts:

The main menu The property inspector The graph window The status bar

Main Menu Property Inspector

Graph Window

Figure 1: Status Bar

Voyager's Main Window

Using the mouse and keyboard

Voyager requires a mouse, but there is often a keyboard equivalent for an action. With a keyboard, you use arrow keys and keyboard combinations to choose objects and controls in the interface. This chapter includes both mouse and keyboard techniques for using Voyager (see Main menu overview for keyboard techniques).

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Main Menu Overview

The Voyager menu system consists of the following parts: a menu bar, menu items, menus and menu options. The menu system allows you to communicate with Voyager.
Menu Item

Menu Bar Disabled Menu Option (dimmed)

Menu Option

Control Key

Menu

Selected Menu Option

Figure 2:

Menu System

Shortcuts keys for Menu Options

Voyager provides shortcut keys for choosing menu and menu options. These shortcuts are called Hot Keys and Control Keys. Hot keys are used to display the menu options under a menu item on the menu bar. A hot key is a letter that is underlined, ie: File, Edit, etc. To display the menu under a menu item, first press the ALT key, while at the same time pressing the hot key on the menu bar. For example, pressing ALT and E (ALT+E) will display the menu options under the Edit menu (see Figure 2). Control key shortcuts allow you to choose certain menu options without the need to display the drop down menu. All you need to do is press the control key combination that is listed next to the desired menu option. In Figure 2, the control key for the Units menu option is Ctrl+N. To display the Units dialog window, first press the Ctrl key, while at the same time pressing the menu option's control key. For example, pressing Ctrl and N (Ctrl+N) will open the Units dialog window.

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Property inspector overview

The property inspector is a data aware grid that is made of data cells. The property inspector consists of the following data cell types: Drop down list boxes are used to select from a list of options. String cells are used to enter text. Data cells are used to enter numerical data. Cell buttons open another window where additional data is required. Cell ellipses open either a window where additional data is required or a window where you can choose data from a pre-defined list of values.

Drop down list boxes

Data group header

String cell

Cell description

Data cells

Cell ellipse Cell button String cell Data cells Cell ellipse Cell button

Drop down list boxes

Figure 3:

Property Inspector

Navigating the Property Inspector

To enter data, double click your mouse in any data cell. Once the cell is highlighted, you can enter your new data. After you have entered your data, you must press the Enter key on your key board to accept the change. After you have pressed the Enter key, cell focus advances to the next data cell. When you press the Enter key to accept the data change, Voyager checks for unnacceptable data. If the data cell is blank, or if the data is a negative number, cell focus will not advance. You must correct your data before cell focus advances to the next cell. Pressing the Esc key will undo any changes and reinstates the last valid data into the cell.

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Calculation Settings
The first four cells are settings that tell Voyager how to analyze the sea trial data. Each cell is a drop down list box that contains a list of data that you choose from.

Drop down list boxes Figure 4 Calculation Settings

Cell description

Data type

Data

Description Towing analysis Free running analysis [T,F] [F] [F] [F] [F] [T,F] [T,F] [F] [T,F] [T,F] [F] [T,F] [T ]: available for Towing analysis [F]: available for Free Running analysis Vessel type is used to select an internal formula to calculate propulsive coefficients for different hull forms.

Vessel service Drop down list box - Towing - Free running Vessel type Drop down list box - Displacement - Semi-displacement - Planing - Sailing yacht - Catamaran Analysis method Drop down list box - Based on single point - Based on multiple point Steady state sea Drop down list box - Speed vs Resistance trial data - Speed vs Engine Power - Speed vs Propeller Torque - Speed vs Propeller Thrust - Speed vs Engine RPM Table 1

Single point analysis Multi-point anaysis

Calculation Settings
Vessel service: Voyager can make analysis calculations for either Towing or Free running vessels. Towing analyis will calculate the maximum propeller thrust that your propeller can deliver at your test speed, where as a Free Running analysis will calculate the propeller thrust delivered by your propeller at your test speed. Vessel type: Using the basic hull parameters, Voyager uses different formulas to estimate the propulsive coefficients for different hull forms. Analysis method: Single point analysis requires one data set point and will calculate performance figures at this single point. Multiple point analysis requires more than one data set point and will calculate performance figures at each point. Steady state sea trial data: Voyager allows for various types of measured sea trial data to be used for sea trial analysis calculations (see Chapter 1-2: Sea Trial Data).

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Sea Trial Data

The sea trial data window is where you will enter your sea trial data. You will enter your vessel's propeller design parameters, your staedy state sea trial data and propulsive coefficients. This window also gives you access to features such as data entry for custom propeller open water characteristics and propulsive coefficient methods.
Propeller Database Online Help

Custom Propulsive Coefficients Propeller series selection

Figure 5

Sea Trial Data Dialog

Propeller data

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Open Water Propeller Characteristics

The open water characteristics for the propeller are the non-dimensional parameters used to display the open water performance of the propeller. These are developed through model tests of your propeller. If this data is available, you can enter this data and Voyager will use it during the calculation process.
Calculate File utilities

Main menu

Custom propeller data Open water characteristics

Figure 6

Custom Propeller Data File name Click to accept any changes Click to cancel any changes

Open Water Propeller Characteristics

The propeller type is used to tell Voyager whether you are using an open wheel propeller or a nozzle propeller during the calculation process. You are required to enter the blade number, diameter, pitch, hub immersion and BAR. The propeller's open water characteristics are entered into the corresponding columns. Voyager fits a 3rd order polynomial to the data and requires a minimum of four data rows. If your test speeds fall on values other than those of your custom data, Voyager will interpolate the data using the polynomials. A maximum of 10 data rows can be entered. After you have entered your open water propeller characteristics, you must click Calculate on the main menu to calculate the regression polynomial's coefficients for J, Rn, KT, KQ and KTn. Voyager will use these polynomial equations when making custom calculations. If you have enterd values for the thrust and torque multipliers and an amount for propeller cup, Voyager will ignore these values during the calculation process. These values are already reflected in the propeller's open water characteristics. Scale corrections are not applied to the propeller's open water characteristics during the calculation process. You can save your propeller's open water characteristics to a file by clicking on File|Save. To open your data file click on File|Open.

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