This paper investigates the hydroelastic responses of a mat-like, rectangular very large floating structure (VLFS) with analytical method. The VLFS is considered as a two-dimensional thick plate and the wave linearity...
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This paper investigates the hydroelastic responses of a mat-like, rectangular very large floating structure (VLFS) with analytical method. The VLFS is considered as a two-dimensional thick plate and the wave linearity theory is employed. The flow field is divided into three regions and the eigenfunction expansion-matching method is applied in determining the velocity potential of each region, and then the Rayleigh-Ritz method is used to solve the elastic equation of motion. The analytical method is verified by comparing with the published numerical and experimental results. The elastic deformation and wave exciting force of the VLFS are computed and the effects of water depth, wavelength, draft and stiffness on the elastic deformation of the VLFS are further discussed. The deformation increases with the increase of wavelength in general, decreases with the increase of stiffness, increases slightly with the increase of draught, and does not change significantly with the depth of water.
The hydroelastic responses of a submerged horizontal solid/porous plate attached at the front of a very large rectangular floating structure(VLFS)under wave action has been investigated in the context of linear water ...
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The hydroelastic responses of a submerged horizontal solid/porous plate attached at the front of a very large rectangular floating structure(VLFS)under wave action has been investigated in the context of linear water wave ***’s law is adopted to represent energy dissipation in *** is assumed that the porous plates are made of material with very fine pores so that the normal velocity across the perforated porous is linearly associated with the pressure *** the analytic method,the eigenfunction expansion-matching method(EEMM)for multiple domains is applied to solve the hydrodynamic problem and the elastic equation of motion is solved by the modal expansion *** performance of the proposed submerged horizontal solid/porous plate can be significantly enhanced by selecting optimal design parameters,such as plate length,horizontal position,submerged depth and *** is concluded that good damping effect can be achieved through installation of solid and porous *** plate has better damping effect at low frequencies,while solid plate has better damping effect at high *** optimal ratio of plate length to water depth is 0.25-0.375,and the optimal ratio of submerged depth to water depth is 0.09-0.181.
For the basis of the design and operation of very large floating structures (VLFS), the comprehension of the hydroelastic behavior of VLFS is indispensable. Various methods have been proposed in order to predict the h...
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For the basis of the design and operation of very large floating structures (VLFS), the comprehension of the hydroelastic behavior of VLFS is indispensable. Various methods have been proposed in order to predict the hydroelastic responses of VLFS to waves and other external loads during the Mega-float project in Japan. By virtue of these many studies, we can now confidently estimate the hydroelastic responses with good accuracy. This paper categorizes and presents a brief outline of these estimation methods. The analytical considerations of hydroelastic waves are also provided and compared to the numerical results. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
This paper investigates the hydroelastic responses of a mat-like, rectangular very large floating structure (VLFS) edged with dual horizontal/inclined perforated plates using analytic method, numerical method and expe...
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This paper investigates the hydroelastic responses of a mat-like, rectangular very large floating structure (VLFS) edged with dual horizontal/inclined perforated plates using analytic method, numerical method and experimental test. In the analytic method, the eigenfunction expansion-matching method (EEMM) for multiple domains is applied to evaluate the diffraction and radiation potentials, and then the elastic equation of motion is solved by the Rayleigh-Ritz method. In the numerical model, the modal eigenvector equation of the VLFS with some discrete Mindlin plate elements are obtained by using the finite element method (FEM), whereas the boundary element method (BEM) is applied to solve the water wave equation. The hybrid finite element method-boundary element method (FEM-BEM) solutions are further employed for more general cases including inclined perforated anti-motion plates. Both analytic and numerical solutions are also validated against a series of experimental tests. The effectiveness of dual perforated plates in reducing the deflections of VLFS, is systematically assessed for various wave and plate parameters, and the performance of the anti-motion device can be significantly improved by selecting the proper design parameters. Based on the selected optimal parameters, the response reduction of VLFS with different locations of lower perforated plate is further highlighted. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
This paper presents an effective scheme for calculating the wave-induced hydroelastic response of a pontoon-type very large floating structure (VLFS) when it is near a breakwater. The basic numerical calculation metho...
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A mathematical model for U-Oscillating Water Column (U-OWC) wave energy converters is developed and tested. The model is based on the linear irrotational wave theory but is able to treat different nonlinearities relat...
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A mathematical model for U-Oscillating Water Column (U-OWC) wave energy converters is developed and tested. The model is based on the linear irrotational wave theory but is able to treat different nonlinearities related to the physical processes involved in the U-OWC dynamics. These nonlinearities include those due to not small oscillations of the free surface in the air chamber and to the air transformation, as well as those related to the characteristics of the air turbine. An approach to include into the model the flow resistances encountered by the flow within the U-OWC is also presented. The model was tested using both laboratory and field experimental data. The latter were obtained using a physical model of a U-OWC installed on the coast. The results show that the model accurately computes the hydrodynamic quantities involved in the U-OWC dynamics. An application of the mathematical model to a real scale U-OWC subject to random waves compatible with a JONSWAP spectrum is presented. The nonlinear part of this model can be incorporated in other linear models of oscillating water column devices already appeared in the literature (H. Martins-Rivas and C.C. Mei, Journal Fluid Mech. 2009). (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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