Second Order Model for Wave Crests Used in Prediction of Green Water Load and Volume on Ships in Random Waves

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanne Therese Wist ◽  
Dag Myrhaug ◽  
Ha˚vard Rue
Keyword(s):  
Wave Theory ◽  
Rayleigh Distribution ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Green Water ◽  
Wave Crest ◽  
Random Waves ◽  
Sea State ◽  
Water Load ◽  
Height Model ◽  
Crest Height

The probability that a wave crest in a random sea will exceed a specified height has long been recognized as important statistics in practical work, e.g., in predicting green water load and volume on a ship. Nonlinear probability density functions for predicting green water load and volume are presented. The models are based on the linear model of [1] in combination with transformation of a second order wave crest height model. The wave crest height model is obtained from second order wave theory for a narrow-banded sea state in combination with transformation of the Rayleigh distribution. Results from the models are compared with model tests of a cargo ship presented in [1].

Second Order Model for Wave Crests Used in Prediction of Green Water Load and Volume on Ships in Random Waves

2005 ◽  
Vol 128 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanne Therese Wist ◽  
Dag Myrhaug ◽  
Håvard Rue
Keyword(s):  
Prediction Method ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Green Water ◽  
Wave Crest ◽  
Water Load ◽  
Load Line ◽  
Long Term Prediction ◽  
Height Model ◽  
Crest Height

The probability that a wave crest in a random sea will exceed a specified height has long been recognized as important statistics in practical work, e.g., in predicting green water load and volume on a ship. Nonlinear probability density functions for predicting green water load and volume are presented. The models are based on the parametric model of Ogawa (2003, “Long-Term Prediction Method for the Green Water Load and Volume for an Assessment of the Load Line,” J. Marine Sci. Technol., 7, pp. 137–144) combined with transformation of a second order wave crest height model. The wave crest height model is obtained from second order wave theory for a narrow-banded sea state in combination with transformation of the Rayleigh distribution. Results from the second order models are compared with model tests of a cargo ship presented in Ogawa (2003, “Long-Term Prediction Method for the Green Water Load and Volume for an Assessment of the Load Line,” J. Marine Sci. Technol., 7, pp. 137–144) and the Ogawa models.

Wave Statistics in Nonlinear Sea States

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Latheef ◽  
Chris Swan
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Distribution ◽  
Nonlinear Effects ◽  
Rayleigh Distribution ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Wave Crest ◽  
Statistical Distributions ◽  
Sea State ◽  
Wave Statistics ◽  
Wave Basin ◽  
Wave Heights

This paper concerns the statistical distribution of both wave crest elevations and wave heights in deep water. A new set of laboratory observations undertaken in a directional wave basin located in the Hydrodynamics laboratory in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London is presented. The resulting data were analysed and compared to a number of commonly applied statistical distributions. In respect of the wave crest elevations the measured data is compared to both linear and second-order order distributions, whilst the wave heights were compared to the Rayleigh distribution, the Forristall (1978) [1] empirical distribution and the modified Glukhovskiy distribution ([2] and [3]). Taken as a whole, the data confirms that the directionality of the sea state is critically important in determining the statistical distributions. For example, in terms of the wave crest statistics effects beyond second-order are most pronounced in uni-directional seas. However, if the sea state is sufficiently steep, nonlinear effects arising at third order and above can also be significant in directionally spread seas. Important departures from Forristall’s empirical distribution for the wave heights are also identified. In particular, the data highlights the limiting effect of wave breaking in the most severe seas suggesting that many of the commonly applied design solutions may be conservative in terms of crest height and wave height predictions corresponding to a small (10−4) probability of exceedance.

scholarly journals Comparison of Extreme Surface Elevation for Linear and Nonlinear Random Wave Theory for Offshore Structures

2018 ◽  
Vol 203 ◽  
pp. 01021
Author(s):  
Nurul 'Azizah Mukhlas ◽  
Noor Irza Mohd Zaki ◽  
Mohd Khairi Abu Husain ◽  
Gholamhossein Najafian
Keyword(s):  
Probabilistic Approach ◽  
Wave Theory ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Random Wave ◽  
Linear Wave ◽  
Random Waves ◽  
Sea State ◽  
Higher Order Terms ◽  
Structural Responses ◽  
Nonlinear Random Wave

For offshore structural design, the load due to wind-generated random waves is usually the most important source of loading. While these structures can be designed by exposing them to extreme regular waves (100-year design wave), it is much more satisfactory to use a probabilistic approach to account for the inherent randomness of the wave loading. This method allows the statistical properties of the loads and structural responses to be determined, which is essential for the risk-based assessment of these structures. It has been recognized that the simplest wave generation is by using linear random wave theory. However, there is some limitation on its application as some of the nonlinearities cannot be explained when higher order terms are excluded and lead to underestimating of 100-year wave height. In this paper, the contribution of nonlinearities based on the second order wave theory was considered and being tested at a variety of sea state condition from low, moderate to high. Hence, it was proven that the contribution of nonlinearities gives significant impact the prediction of 100-year wave's design as it provides a higher prediction compared to linear wave theory.

Statistical Analysis of a Set of Basin Waves

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jule Scharnke ◽  
Janou Hennig
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Wave Height ◽  
Water Depth ◽  
Water Waves ◽  
Rayleigh Distribution ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Distribution Functions ◽  
Wave Crest ◽  
Intermediate Water ◽  
Wave Measurements

In a recent paper the effect of variations in calibrated wave parameters on wave crest and height distributions was analyzed (OMAE2010-20304, [1]). Theoretical distribution functions were compared to wave measurements with a variation in water depth, wave seed (group spectrum) and location of measurement for the same initial power spectrum. The wave crest distribution of the shallow water waves exceeded both second-order and Rayleigh distribution. Whereas, in intermediate water depth the measured crests followed the second order distribution. The distributions of the measured waves showed that different wave seeds result in the same wave height and crest distributions. Measured wave heights were lower closer to the wave maker. In this paper the results of the continued statistical analysis of basin waves are presented with focus on wave steepness and their influence on wave height and wave crest distributions. Furthermore, the sampling variability of the presented cases is assessed.

New Insights in Extreme Crest Height Distributions: A Summary of the ‘CresT’ JIP

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bas Buchner ◽  
George Forristall ◽  
Kevin Ewans ◽  
Marios Christou ◽  
Janou Hennig
Keyword(s):  
Single Point ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Wave Crest ◽  
Height Distribution ◽  
Extreme Waves ◽  
Wave Height Distribution ◽  
Floating Platforms ◽  
Crest Height

The objective of the CresT JIP was ‘to develop models for realistic extreme waves and a design methodology for the loading and response of floating platforms’. Within this objective the central question was: ‘What is the highest (most critical) wave crest that will be encountered by my platform in its lifetime?’ Based on the presented results for long and short-crested numerical, field and basin results in the paper, it can be concluded that the statistics of long-crested waves are different than those of short-crested waves. But also short-crested waves show a trend to reach crest heights above second order. This is in line with visual observations of the physics involved: crests are sharper than predicted by second order, waves are asymmetric (fronts are steeper) and waves are breaking. Although the development of extreme waves within short-crested sea states still needs further investigation (including the counteracting effect of breaking), at the end of the CresT project the following procedure for taking into account extreme waves in platform design is recommended: 1. For the wave height distribution, use the Forristall distribution (Forristall, 1978). 2. For the crest height distribution, use 2nd order distribution as basis. 3. Both the basin and field measurements show crest heights higher than predicted by second order theory for steeper sea states. It is therefore recommended to apply a correction to the second order distribution based on the basin results. 4. Account for the sampling variability at the tail of the distribution (and resulting remaining possibility of higher crests than given by the corrected second order distribution) in the reliability analysis. 5. Consider the fact that the maximum crest height under a complete platform deck can be considerably higher than the maximum crest at a single point.

Burial and Scour of Short Cylinders and Truncated Cones Due to Long-Crested and Short-Crested Nonlinear Random Waves Plus Currents

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muk Chen Ong ◽  
Dag Myrhaug
Keyword(s):  
Narrow Band ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Wave Crest ◽  
Height Distribution ◽  
Random Waves ◽  
Regular Waves ◽  
Nonlinear Random Waves ◽  
2D And 3D ◽  
The Waves ◽  
Crest Height

This paper provides a practical stochastic method by which the burial and scour depths of short cylinders and truncated cones exposed to long-crested (two-dimensional (2D)) and short-crested (three-dimensional (3D)) nonlinear random waves plus currents can be derived. The approach is based on assuming the waves to be a stationary narrow-band random process, adopting the Forristall second-order wave crest height distribution representing both 2D and 3D nonlinear random waves. Moreover, the formulas for the burial and the scour depths for regular waves plus currents presented by previous published work for short cylinders and truncated cones are used.

Crest-Height Distribution in Nonlinear Random Wave

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuilin Li ◽  
Dingyong Yu ◽  
Yangyang Gao ◽  
Junxian Yang
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Wave ◽  
Wave Theory ◽  
Distribution Functions ◽  
Theoretical Distribution ◽  
Distribution Model ◽  
Stokes Wave ◽  
Wave Crest ◽  
Linear Wave ◽  
Height Distribution ◽  
Crest Height

Many empirical and theoretical distribution functions for wave crest heights have been proposed, but there is a lack of agreement. With the development of ocean exploitation, waves crest heights represent a key point in the design of coastal structures, both fixed and floating, for shoreline protection and flood prevention. Waves crest height is the dominant parameter in assessing the likelihood of wave-in-deck impact and its resulting severe damage. Unlike wave heights, wave crests generally appear to be affected by nonlinearities; therefore, linear wave theory could not be satisfied to practical application. It is great significant to estimate a new nonlinear wave crest height distribution model correctly. This paper derives an approximation distribution formula based on Stokes wave theory. The resulting theoretical forms for nonlinear wave crest are compared with observed data and discussed in detail. The results are shown to be in good agreement. Furthermore, the results indicate that the new theoretical distribution has more accurate than other methods presented in this paper (e.g. Rayleigh distribution and Weibull distribution) and appears to have a greater range of applicability.

Nonlinear Crest Height Distribution in Three-Dimensional Ocean Waves

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Felice Arena ◽  
Alfredo Ascanelli
Keyword(s):  
Water Depth ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ocean Waves ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Wave Crest ◽  
Height Distribution ◽  
Random Waves ◽  
Weakly Nonlinear ◽  
Wave Trough

The interest and studies on nonlinear waves are increased recently for their importance in the interaction with floating and fixed bodies. It is also well-known that nonlinearities influence wave crest and wave trough distributions, both deviating from the Rayleigh law. In this paper, a theoretical crest distribution is obtained, taking into account the extension of Boccotti’s quasideterminism theory (1982, “On Ocean Waves With High Crests,” Meccanica, 17, pp. 16–19), up to the second order for the case of three-dimensional waves in finite water depth. To this purpose, the Fedele and Arena (2005, “Weakly Nonlinear Statistics of High Random Waves,” Phys. Fluids, 17(026601), pp. 1–10) distribution is generalized to three-dimensional waves on an arbitrary water depth. The comparison with Forristall’s second order model (2000, “Wave Crest Distributions: Observations and Second-Order Theory,” J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30(8), pp. 1931–1943) shows the theoretical confirmation of his conclusion: The crest distribution in deep water for long-crested and short-crested waves are very close to each other; in shallow water the crest heights in three-dimensional waves are greater than values given by the long-crested model.

Efficient Computation of Nonlinear Crest Distributions for Irregular Stokes Waves

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 881-903
Author(s):  
Ying-Guang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Algorithm ◽  
Computer Code ◽  
Transformation Model ◽  
Wave Crest ◽  
Efficient Computation ◽  
Distribution Models ◽  
Sea State ◽  
Model Match ◽  
Stokes Waves ◽  
Crest Height

AbstractThis paper concerns the computation of nonlinear crest distributions for irregular Stokes waves, and a numerical algorithm based on the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) technique has been developed for carrying out the nonlinear computations. In order to further improve the computational efficiency, a new Transformed Rayleigh procedure is first proposed as another alternative for computing the nonlinear wave crest height distributions, and the corresponding computer code has also been developed. In the proposed Transformed Rayleigh procedure, the transformation model is chosen to be a monotonic exponential function, calibrated such that the first three moments of the transformed model match the moments of the true process. The numerical algorithm based on the FFT technique and the proposed Transformed Rayleigh procedure have been applied for calculating the wave crest distributions of a sea state with a Bretschneider spectrum and a sea statewith the surface elevation datameasured at the Poseidon platform. It is demonstrated in these two cases that the numerical algorithm based on the FFT technique and the proposed Transformed Rayleigh procedure can offer better predictions than those from using the empirical wave crest distribution models. Meanwhile, it is found that our proposed Transformed Rayleigh procedure can compute nonlinear crest distributions more than 25 times faster than the numerical algorithm based on the FFT technique.

A Modified Linear Lagrangian Model for Irregular Long-Crested Waves

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Se´bastien Fouques ◽  
Carl Trygve Stansberg
Keyword(s):  
Mass Conservation ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Lagrangian Model ◽  
Wave Crest ◽  
Lagrangian Description ◽  
Wave Steepness ◽  
Linear Solution ◽  
Fluid Particles ◽  
Wave Properties ◽  
Crest Height

Wave crest height and steepness are crucial parameters for the design of ships and offshore structures. For irregular sea states, they are commonly predicted by using linear wave theory and a Eulerian description of the fluid motion. This theory only applies when the wave steepness is small and it fails to capture extreme wave events. Such linear solutions can also be extended by including second-order terms in order to provide more realistic wave properties. The paper describes a model for irregular long-crested waves that is based on a modified linear solution derived from a Lagrangian description of the fluid, i.e. by considering the motion of individual fluid particles. Lagrangian solutions have the advantage of showing realistic wave profiles with sharp crests and broad troughs already at the first order, whereas these features only appear at the second order when using the Eulerian approach. Still, a severe drawback with the former is that the mass conservation is not fulfilled exactly. The aim of the modification in the present Lagrangian model is to ensure that the mass conservation is always fulfilled in the solution. This is done by using the second-order residual in the continuity equation to lift up the fluid particles vertically. Comparative investigations of wave properties such as the crest height and the wave steepness are further carried out by making use of both numerical case studies and wave tank recordings. The wave models used in the comparisons include linear and second-order Eulerian solutions as well as the modified linear Lagrangian one.

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