Analysis of Submarine Motion Characteristics in Mesoscale Vortex Environment Based on the Arbitrary Lagrange–Euler Method

The special eddy field of mesoscale vortices plays an important role in the global shipping process. The statistical morphology of mesoscale vortices observed via global satellites and the numerical simulation of the ocean are applied to the simulation of computational fluid dynamics, which can more...

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Main Authors: Lei Zhang, Xiaodong Ma, Xiang Wan, Qiyun Chen, Dong Wang
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
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Xiang Wan
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description The special eddy field of mesoscale vortices plays an important role in the global shipping process. The statistical morphology of mesoscale vortices observed via global satellites and the numerical simulation of the ocean are applied to the simulation of computational fluid dynamics, which can more truly reflect the influence of mesoscale vortices on the motion characteristics of underwater vehicles. In this paper, the ALE (Arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian) finite element method is used to simulate the random vortex of a submarine in three dimensions (horizontal x, vertical z, height y) and establish quantitative submarine movement characteristics. Our results show that with an increase in mesoscale vortex strength, the effects on the submarine’s speed and displacement increase, but the overall effect is still limited. In the 300 m transmission simulation, the velocity effect is within ±2 m/s, and the displacement effect is within 4 m. The simulation results can be applied to the route optimization algorithm of underwater vehicle automatic navigation and provide a reference for energy consumption calculations and route safety evaluations.
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spelling doaj-art-e1762abe2ae049318dc42576b8cd77f92025-08-20T02:18:14ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122025-03-0113464910.3390/jmse13040649Analysis of Submarine Motion Characteristics in Mesoscale Vortex Environment Based on the Arbitrary Lagrange–Euler MethodLei Zhang0Xiaodong Ma1Xiang Wan2Qiyun Chen3Dong Wang4Department of Military and Marine Surveying and Mapping, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian 116018, ChinaDepartment of Military and Marine Surveying and Mapping, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian 116018, ChinaDepartment of Military and Marine Surveying and Mapping, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian 116018, ChinaDepartment of Military and Marine Surveying and Mapping, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian 116018, ChinaDepartment of Military and Marine Surveying and Mapping, Dalian Naval Academy, Dalian 116018, ChinaThe special eddy field of mesoscale vortices plays an important role in the global shipping process. The statistical morphology of mesoscale vortices observed via global satellites and the numerical simulation of the ocean are applied to the simulation of computational fluid dynamics, which can more truly reflect the influence of mesoscale vortices on the motion characteristics of underwater vehicles. In this paper, the ALE (Arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian) finite element method is used to simulate the random vortex of a submarine in three dimensions (horizontal x, vertical z, height y) and establish quantitative submarine movement characteristics. Our results show that with an increase in mesoscale vortex strength, the effects on the submarine’s speed and displacement increase, but the overall effect is still limited. In the 300 m transmission simulation, the velocity effect is within ±2 m/s, and the displacement effect is within 4 m. The simulation results can be applied to the route optimization algorithm of underwater vehicle automatic navigation and provide a reference for energy consumption calculations and route safety evaluations.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/4/649mesoscale eddyALE simulationsubmarinefluid dynamics
spellingShingle Lei Zhang
Xiaodong Ma
Xiang Wan
Qiyun Chen
Dong Wang
Analysis of Submarine Motion Characteristics in Mesoscale Vortex Environment Based on the Arbitrary Lagrange–Euler Method
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
mesoscale eddy
ALE simulation
submarine
fluid dynamics
title Analysis of Submarine Motion Characteristics in Mesoscale Vortex Environment Based on the Arbitrary Lagrange–Euler Method
title_full Analysis of Submarine Motion Characteristics in Mesoscale Vortex Environment Based on the Arbitrary Lagrange–Euler Method
title_fullStr Analysis of Submarine Motion Characteristics in Mesoscale Vortex Environment Based on the Arbitrary Lagrange–Euler Method
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of Submarine Motion Characteristics in Mesoscale Vortex Environment Based on the Arbitrary Lagrange–Euler Method
title_short Analysis of Submarine Motion Characteristics in Mesoscale Vortex Environment Based on the Arbitrary Lagrange–Euler Method
title_sort analysis of submarine motion characteristics in mesoscale vortex environment based on the arbitrary lagrange euler method
topic mesoscale eddy
ALE simulation
submarine
fluid dynamics
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/13/4/649
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