Nonlinear heave radiation forces on two-dimensional single and twin hulls

✍ Scribed by Sangita Maiti; Debabrata Sen

• Book ID: 104158823
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 284 KB
• Volume: 28
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0029-8018
• DOI: 10.1016/s0029-8018(00)00043-3

✦ Synopsis

A study of nonlinear heave radiation of two-dimensional single and double hulls has been carried out in the time domain. The problem is analyzed by means of a fully nonlinear mathematical model, referred to as the mixed Eulerian-Lagrangian (MEL) model, which is based on an integral relation formulation coupled with time-integration of the nonlinear free-surface boundary conditions. The integral equation solver is based on a cubic-spline boundary-element scheme in which both potential and velocity continuity conditions can be enforced through the intersection points. The body undergoes periodic forced heave oscillation. By implementing effective wave-absorbing beaches at the two ends of the rectangular numerical tank, long-term steady-state force-histories could be achieved consistently in all computations.

Results in terms of radiation forces for rectangular and triangular single-and twin-hull geometries are presented and discussed. Linear hydrodynamic forces in terms of added-mass and damping are validated for the rectangular hull. The Fourier-analyzed results reveal the extent of nonlinear (higher-order) components in the force-signals over different parameters which include the amplitudes of oscillation, hull-spacing for the twin-hulls and water depth.