... water waves oscillating structure boundary element method diffraction and radiation added mass radiation damping coastal engineering hydrodynamics wave mechanics and wave effects Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology 10.13039/501100001409 DST...

... ) 01 04 2010 06 12 2010 13 10 2011 13 10 2011 damping design engineering offshore installations vortices water waves vortext-induced motion (VIM) monocolumn platform spar platform model test In general terms, the VIM phenomenon represents a type of fluid...

... W i incident regular wave power W OWC output of OWC in regular water wave z ̇ amplitude of heaving velocity of OWC δ i j Kronecker’s delta = { 1   ( i = j ) 0   ( i ≠ j ) } ϕ ( x...

...) time series water waves Numerical analysis and synthesis of time series representing the steady state response of compliant structures such as large spar platforms has been the object of considerable attention recently. A spar platform is a deep-draft truncated cylinder with a moon pool...

... algorithms, as well as a model-predictive controller. The controller aim has been to maximize the power output from the converter in a set of sea states representative for irregular deep-water waves. The controllers were provided with different means to handle amplitude constraints, and were run...

...Fenfang Zhao; Weiguang Bao; Takeshi Kinoshita; Hiroshi Itakura In the present work, theoretical and experimental studies on the interaction of water waves with a truncated circular cylinder were performed. The cylinder, which is partly made of porous materials, possesses a porous sidewall...

... of the flotation ring for the safety of a fish cage. An analytical method is proposed to study the elastic deformation of a simplified flotation ring subjected to water waves. The equations governing in-plane deformations are obtained according to curved beam theory, in which the modal superposition method is used...

... , “ Breaking Waves ,” Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Water Wave Kinematics , A. Tørum and O. Gudmestad , eds., Kluwer Academic , Molde, Norway , pp. 453 – 473 . Sand , S. E. , Ottesen Hansen , N. E. , Klinting , P. , Gudmestad , O. T...

... among the Rayleigh (Eq. 8 ) and the theoretical crest and trough distributions from linear simulations. 03 07 2007 25 05 2008 30 09 2009 Monte Carlo methods water waves Statistics and mechanics of random sea waves are often analyzed by considering sea states...

... is encouraging. 22 04 2008 01 11 2008 08 09 2009 water waves internal solitary wave wave flume two-layered fluid system steep uniform slope run-up height breaking depth There have already been many reports published on the observation of internal solitary waves (ISWs...

... of Wave Interactions With a Moored Floating Breakwater Using the Element Galerkin Method ,” Can. J. Civ. Eng. 0315-1468 , 30 , pp. 720 – 733 . 10.1139/l03-020 Shen , Y. M. , Zheng , Y. H. , and You , Y. G. , 2005 , “ On the Radiation and Diffraction of Linear Water Waves...

... ∕ h = 1 ∕ 10 (case I) 23 07 2007 08 01 2008 04 03 2009 boundary-elements methods flow separation hydrodynamics offshore installations ships time-domain analysis water waves Traditionally, Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) terminals are located within a harbor...

... coefficient Modified Wigley hull III at F n = 0.3 , pitch-heave added-mass coefficient 22 06 2007 15 02 2008 01 10 2008 boundary integral equations hydrodynamics surface waves (fluid) time-domain analysis water waves The accurate predictions of wave...

... response but they disagree on the amplitude of the response. 01 07 2004 07 02 2008 11 07 2008 fluid oscillations tanks (containers) water waves Recent trends in the offshore industry have created the need to drill in deeper water. New designs such as SPAR’s and FPSO’s make...

...P. Suresh Kumar; J. Bhattacharjee; T. Sahoo The scattering of surface and internal waves by a single dike or a pair of identical dikes in a two-layer fluid is analyzed in two dimensions within the context of linearized theory of water waves. The dikes are approximated as cylinders of rectangular...

.... Detailed results, including dry natural periods and modes, wet natural periods, and wave-induced displacements and stresses, are presented. The detail is sufficient for others to use the problems as benchmarks for computer codes. 05 05 2006 28 03 2007 elasticity water waves...

... (structures) water waves remaining life assessment Current design rules applicable for conventional ships are developed to ensure that the hull girder of ships can withstand the critical loads during the life span of the vessel. Principal dimensions and characteristic data Parameter...

... ring, as a pivotal component of the fish cage, undergoes large deformations and it has been found that the floatation ring oscillates when moving in water waves. In the most serious cases, its deformation is so large it can be damaged. The floatation ring is simplified as a free circular ring...

... be different from that of the structure moored at a stationary position. very large floating structure hydroelastic response forward speed wave-current interaction wave drift damping towing elasticity plates (structures) boundary-value problems offshore installations water waves...

... control signal is then transferred to a large wave tank considering the electrical, hydraulic and hydrodynamical response amplitude operators (RAOs) of the respective wave generator in order to investigate wave/structure interaction at a large scale. 18 03 2005 01 10 2006 water waves...