CFD Simulations for Scout Boats

DLBA is doing just that with CFD simulations on a new double stepped planing hull for Scout Boats.  From hump to maximum speed, stepped planing hulls exhibit complex hydrodynamic relationships that traditional tools for unstepped hulls fail to capture.  When traditional tools fall short, we utilize CFD to provide performance predictions across the operating regime.  However, it goes much further than that. With CFD, we can see in detail what is happening as the hull interacts with the water around it allowing a better understanding of why a hull is performing the way it does and informing the best possible design choices for the craft.