Journal article
An efficient domain decomposition strategy for wave loads on surface piercing circular cylinders
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Fluid Mechanics, Coastal and Maritime Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2
Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark3
Fluid Mechanics, Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark4
A fully nonlinear domain decomposed solver is proposed for efficient computations of wave loads on surface piercing structures in the time domain. A fully nonlinear potential flow solver was combined with a fully nonlinear Navier–Stokes/VOF solver via generalized coupling zones of arbitrary shape. Sensitivity tests of the extent of the inner Navier–Stokes/VOF domain were carried out.
Numerical computations of wave loads on surface piercing circular cylinders at intermediate water depths are presented. Four different test cases of increasing complexity were considered; 1) weakly nonlinear regular waves on a sloping bed, 2) phase-focused irregular waves on a flat bed, 3) irregular waves on a sloping bed and 4) multidirectional irregular waves on a sloping bed.
For all cases, the free surface elevation and the inline force were successfully compared against experimental measurements.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2014 |
Pages: | 57-76 |
ISSN: | 18727379 and 03783839 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2014.01.006 |
ORCIDs: | Bingham, Harry B. and Bredmose, Henrik |