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Refresco: A Community-Based Open-Usage and Open-Source CFD Code For The Maritime World

ReFRESCO is an open-source CFD code developed by MARIN since 2005 for maritime applications. It solves the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations using finite volume methods on structured grids. ReFRESCO can handle problems involving ships, offshore structures, propellers and more. It includes models for turbulence, cavitation, free surfaces and dynamic mesh adaptation. ReFRESCO is validated for problems like ship resistance, submarine maneuvers, propeller flows and offshore loads. Partnerships are available for collaborative research or commercial use of ReFRESCO.

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Refresco: A Community-Based Open-Usage and Open-Source CFD Code For The Maritime World

ReFRESCO is an open-source CFD code developed by MARIN since 2005 for maritime applications. It solves the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations using finite volume methods on structured grids. ReFRESCO can handle problems involving ships, offshore structures, propellers and more. It includes models for turbulence, cavitation, free surfaces and dynamic mesh adaptation. ReFRESCO is validated for problems like ship resistance, submarine maneuvers, propeller flows and offshore loads. Partnerships are available for collaborative research or commercial use of ReFRESCO.

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ReFRESCO

A community-based open-usage and open-source CFD code for the Maritime World

The CFD code ReFRESCO has been under development since 2005. It is based on state-of-the-art numerical
algorithms and software features, and on the long-standing experience of MARIN in CFD. ReFRESCO stands for
Reliable&Fast Rans Equations (code for) Ships (and) Constructions Offshore. In several respects it resembles a
general-purpose CFD commercial code, although it has been verified, validated and optimised specifically for
numerous maritime industry applications.

Computational method
ReFRESCO is a viscous-flow CFD code that solves multiphase (unsteady) flows
using the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, complemented with turbulence
and cavitation models [1]. The equations are discretised using a finite-volume
approach and in strong-conservation form. A pressure-correction equation based
Fully-appended ships on the SIMPLE algorithm is used to ensure mass conservation [2]. At each implicit
time step, the non-linear system for velocity and pressure is linearised using
Picard’s method. A segregated or coupled approach may be used. The code is
parallelised using MPI and runs on Linux workstations and HPC clusters.

CFD features
Due to specific numerical schemes, ReFRESCO can deal robustly with low up to
Impacts
high (full-scale) Reynolds numbers, permitting the accurate estimation of scale
effects. The face-based implementation permits the handling of grids from several
different grid-generation packages. State-of-the-art CFD features such as moving,
sliding and deforming grids, as well automatic grid adaptation (refinement and/or
coarsening) are also available. Both 6DOF rigid-body, and flexible-body (fluid-
structure interaction) simulations, can be performed. For turbulence modelling,
Cavitation
both traditional RANS and Scale-Resolving Simulations (SRS) models such as
SAS/DDES/IDDES/XLES, PANS and LES can be used. Noise predictions can be
made using an acoustic analogy module. Couplings with propeller models (RANS-
BEM coupling), fast-time simulation tools (XMF) and wave generation potential
flow codes (OceanWave3D, SWASH) are implemented.

Free surface & waves


Development and applications
ReFRESCO is currently being developed, verified and validated at MARIN in
collaboration with several other worldwide non-profit organisations (universities
and research institutes). Modern verification & validation (V&V) techniques and
tools are used in the development and application of ReFRESCO. ReFRESCO
has been applied, verified and validated for the following range of applications:
 Resistance and propulsion of fully-appended ship hull forms;
Current loads
 Submarines, including manoeuvres and geometry optimisation;
 Propeller and complex propulsor flows, including cavitation;
 Energy-saving devices;
 Marine current and floating wind turbines;
 Current and wind loads on offshore structures;
 VIV and VIM of offshore structures and renewable energy devices;
 Thruster-hull and thruster-thruster interaction problems;
VIV & VIM  Free-surface flows, wave loads and wave impacts;
 Seakeeping problems such as loads and motions for free-floating structures.

ReFRESCO-Operation and ReFRESCO-ReSearch


Two types of partnership are available to companies and institutes wishing to use
ReFRESCO. The ReFRESCO-ReSearch partnership focuses on sharing the code
for collaborative research, without any fees but common open development,
testing, verification and validation. Tight quality control is enforced by MARIN and
there is only one ReFRESCO source repository for all partners. ReFRESCO-
Propellers
Operation extends the ReFRESCO-ReSearch partnership by allowing commercial
application of ReFRESCO (a membership fee is required). In addition, the user
gains access to ReFRESCO support services, as well as MARIN’s CFD best
practice guidelines.

Bibliography
[1] Vaz, G., Jaouen, F. and Hoekstra, M.; “Free-Surface Viscous Flow
Energy Saving Devices (ESDs)
Computations. Validation of URANS code FreSCo”, OMAE2009, Hawaii,
Honolulu, USA. 2009.
[2] Klaij, C. M., and Vuik, C.; “Simple-type Preconditioners for Cell-centered,
Colocated Finite Volume Discretization of Incompressible Reynolds-averaged
Navier-stokes Equations”, International Journal for Numerical Methods in
Fluids, 71(7), pp. 830–849. 2013.

Propulsion

For more information contact MARIN:


the ReFRESCO YouTube channel or
contact the MARIN CFD group
T + 31 317 49 39 11
E [email protected]
W www.refresco.org
V.02/14_R&D

MARIN 6700 AA Wageningen T +31 317 49 39 11 I www.marin.nl


P.O. Box 28 The Netherlands E [email protected]

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