Optimum Distance Between Two Advancing Ships Arranged Side by Side

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-Ming Yuan ◽  
Atilla Incecik ◽  
Sandy Day
Keyword(s):  
Hydrodynamic Interaction ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Hydrodynamic Interactions ◽  
Far Field ◽  
Theoretical Assumption ◽  
Rankine Source ◽  
Wave Patterns ◽  
Exciting Forces ◽  
Wave Exciting Forces ◽  
Field Wave

The hydrodynamic interaction between two advancing ships is very important. Because of the hydrodynamic interactions, even relatively small waves can induce large motions of the smaller ship due to the proximity of the larger ship. The aim of this paper is to develop a method to optimize the spacing between two advancing ships, in order to minimize the hydrodynamic interactions. The optimization method is based on the far-field wave patterns produced by a translating and oscillating source point. For values of the parameter τ > 0.25 (τ = ωeu/g) there is a fan-shaped quiescent region in front of the vessel. As τ increases, the range of the fan-shaped quiescent region will be expanded. It can be supposed that if the two ships are located in each other’s fan-shaped quiescent region, the hydrodynamic interactions can be minimized. This assumption was validated through the numerical simulation, which was based on a 3-D Rankine source panel method. We calculated and compared the wave exciting forces and wave patterns of two Wigley hulls advancing in waves side by side. The numerical results were consistent with our theoretical assumption.

Study on far field wave patterns and their characteristics of Havelock form green function

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Xu ◽  
Wen-cai Dong ◽  
Wen-bin Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Green Function ◽  
Far Field ◽  
Wave Patterns ◽  
Field Wave

scholarly journals Ship-to-Ship Interaction during Overtaking Operation in Shallow Water

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (03) ◽  
pp. 172-187
Author(s):  
Zhi-Ming Yuan ◽  
Paula Kellet ◽  
Atilla Incecik ◽  
Osman Turan ◽  
Evangelos Boulougouris
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Hydrodynamic Interaction ◽  
Contributory Factor ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
Narrow Channels ◽  
Rankine Source ◽  
Wave Patterns ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics Cfd ◽  
Numerical Program

Hydrodynamic interaction continues to be a major contributory factor in marine casualties and hazardous incidents, in particular, in the case of overtaking operations. The situation becomes even worse when the overtaking operation occurs in shallow and narrow channels, where the interaction can cause the vessels to collide and, in one case has caused the capsizal of the smaller vessel with loss of life. The aim of this article is to propose a methodology, as well as to discuss the development of a numerical program, to predict the ship-to-ship interaction during overtaking operations in shallow water. Since the vessels involved in this study have different forward speeds, an uncoupled method will be used to solve the boundary value problem. The in-house multibody hydrodynamic interaction program MHydro, which is based on the 3D Rankine source method, is used and extended here to investigate the interactive forces and wave patterns between two ships during an overtaking operation. The calculations given in this article are compared with model test results as well as published computational fluid dynamics (CFD) calculations. Very satisfactory agreement has been obtained, which indicates that the proposed methodology and developed program are successfully validated to predict the hydrodynamic interaction between two ships advancing in confined waters. The discussions also highlight the speed effects.

Computation of Hydrodynamic Interaction of Multiple Bodies in Waves With a Panel-Free Method

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Qiu ◽  
Hongxuan Peng ◽  
Sander M. Calisal ◽  
Jianhong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Hydrodynamic Interaction ◽  
Gaussian Quadrature ◽  
Time Domain Analysis ◽  
Performance Study ◽  
Floating Bodies ◽  
B Splines ◽  
Exciting Forces ◽  
Wave Exciting Forces ◽  
The Green Function ◽  
The Time Domain

The hydrodynamic interaction of multiple floating bodies in waves has been computed in the frequency domain based on the panel-free method developed earlier for the time-domain analysis. The integral equations are first desingularized by removing the singularity in the Green function and then discretized by Gaussian quadrature over the exact geometry. Non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS) surfaces are employed to represent the exact body surface. Robustness and accuracy of the method has been demonstrated by its application to vertically floating cylinders. Computed motions, hydrodynamic coefficients and wave exciting forces due to interactions are presented and compared with other published results. The numerical method has also been applied to the performance study of a wave energy converter. The computed results were compared with the experimental ones.

Theory of Short Wave Excitation

1986 ◽  
Vol 30 (03) ◽  
pp. 147-152
Author(s):  
Yong Kwun Chung
Keyword(s):  
Incident Wave ◽  
Characteristic Length ◽  
Finite Depth ◽  
Short Wave ◽  
The Body ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Floating Body ◽  
Wave Excitation ◽  
Exciting Forces ◽  
Wave Exciting Forces

When the wavelength of the incident wave is short, the total surface potential on a floating body is found to be 2∅ i & O (m-l∅ i) on the lit surface and O (m-l∅ j) on the shadow surface where ~b i is the potential of the incident wave and m the wave number in water of finite depth. The present approximation for wave exciting forces and moments is reasonably good up to X/L ∅ 1 where h is the wavelength and L the characteristic length of the body.

scholarly journals Benchmark Modeling of the Near-Field and Far-Field Wave Effects of Wave Energy Arrays

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth E Rhinefrank ◽  
Merrick C Haller ◽  
H Tuba Ozkan-Haller
Keyword(s):  
Wave Energy ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Far Field ◽  
Wave Effects ◽  
Field Wave

scholarly journals Wave Exciting Forces on Groups of Floating Bodies

1979 ◽  
Vol 1979 (145) ◽  
pp. 79-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Masumoto ◽  
Yoshio Yamagami ◽  
Ryuji Sakata
Keyword(s):  
Floating Bodies ◽  
Exciting Forces ◽  
Wave Exciting Forces

Mean-Flow Measurements in the Boundary Layer and Wake and Wave Field of a Series 60 CB = 0.6 Ship Model—Part 2: Scale Effects on Near-Field Wave Patterns and Comparisons with Inviscid Theory

1993 ◽  
Vol 37 (01) ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
J. Longo ◽  
F. Stern ◽  
Y. Toda
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Flow Field ◽  
Scale Effects ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Wave Profile ◽  
Wave System ◽  
Mean Flow ◽  
Wave Elevation ◽  
Wave Patterns ◽  
Field Wave

Part 2 of this two-part paper presents additional results from a towing-tank experiment conducted in order to explicate the influence of wavemaking by a surface-piercing body on its boundary-layer and wake and provide detailed documentation of the complete flow field appropriate for validating computational methods. In Part 1 (Journal of Ship Research, Dec. 1992), wave profile, local and global wave-elevation, and mean-velocity and pressure field measurements for Froude numbers 0.16 and 0.316 for a 3.048 m Series 60 CB = 0.6 hull form are presented and discussed to point out the essential differences between the flows at low and high Froude number and to assess the nature of the interaction between wavemaking and the boundary layer and wake. In Part 2, scale effects on the near-field wave patterns are examined through wave profile and local and global wave-elevation measurements for 1.829 and 3.048 m models and Froude numbers 0.316, 0.3, and 0.25. The bow-wave amplitude and divergence angle are larger and the stern waves smaller for the smaller model. The latter scale effect is well known, but the former one is a new and unexpected result. Also, comparisons are made between the experimental results and those from a wavy inviscid-flow method, which provides an evaluation of the capabilities of the computational method. Although the computations predict the gross features of the wave system and velocity and pressure fields, they do not simulate the complex details of either the wave system or the flow field, especially close to the hull and wake centerplane.

scholarly journals A Fast Algorithm for the Prediction of Ship-Bank Interaction in Shallow Water

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 927
Author(s):  
Jin Huang ◽  
Chen Xu ◽  
Ping Xin ◽  
Xueqian Zhou ◽  
Serge Sutulo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Hydrodynamic Interaction ◽  
Surface Boundary ◽  
Complex Flow ◽  
Ship Maneuvering ◽  
Interaction Forces ◽  
Rankine Source ◽  
Bank Effect ◽  
Sinkage And Trim ◽  
Navigation Safety

The hydrodynamic interaction induced by the complex flow around a ship maneuvering in restricted waters has a significant influence on navigation safety. In particular, when a ship moves in the vicinity of a bank, the hydrodynamic interaction forces caused by the bank effect can significantly affect the ship’s maneuverability. An efficient algorithm integrated in onboard systems or simulators for capturing the bank effect with fair accuracy would benefit navigation safety. In this study, an algorithm based on the potential-flow theory is presented for efficient calculation of ship-bank hydrodynamic interaction forces. Under the low Froude number assumption, the free surface boundary condition is approximated using the double-body model. A layer of sources is dynamically distributed on part of the seabed and bank in the vicinity of the ship to model the boundary conditions. The sinkage and trim are iteratively solved via hydrostatic balance, and the importance of including sinkage and trim is investigated. To validate the numerical method, a series of simulations with various configurations are carried out, and the results are compared with experiment and numerical results obtained with RANSE-based and Rankine source methods. The comparison and analysis show the accuracy of the method proposed in this paper satisfactory except for extreme shallow water cases.

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