Reliable dam** of free-surface waves in numerical simulations

R Perić, M Abdel-Maksoud - Ship Technology Research, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This paper generalises existing approaches for free-surface wave dam** via momentum
sinks for flow simulations based on the Navier-Stokes equations. It is shown in 2D flow …

[HTML][HTML] Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) applications in Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) dynamics: A review

W Zhang, J Calderon-Sanchez, D Duque… - Applied Ocean …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review comprehensively examines advancements in Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD) applications within the context of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs). It …

On the assessment of numerical wave makers in CFD simulations

C Windt, J Davidson, P Schmitt… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2019 - mdpi.com
A fully non-linear numerical wave tank (NWT), based on Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD), provides a useful tool for the analysis of coastal and offshore engineering problems …

A two-dimensional Reynolds averaged Navier–Stokes investigation on gap resonance and wave elevation around two side-by-side bodies with motions

Z Jiang, S Tavakoli, P Kujala, S Hirdaris - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The coupled dynamics of wave elevation and motions around bodies floating in proximity
may be sensitive to radiation and diffraction effects. In this paper, the influence of radiation …

A practical direct URANS CFD approach for the speed loss and propulsion performance evaluation in short-crested irregular head waves

L Zhang, J Zhang, Y Shang - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper employed a direct URANS CFD based approach to investigate the speed loss
and waterjet performance for a waterjet-propelled trimaran in short-crested head waves …

[HTML][HTML] A viscous investigation on the hydrodynamic coefficients and wave loads under the interaction of side-by-side cylinders in regular waves

Z Jiang, F Li, S Tavakoli, P Kujala, M Suominen… - Ocean …, 2024 - Elsevier
The paper introduces a two-dimensional Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Computational
Fluid Dynamics (RANS CFD) model to investigate the effects of adjacently floating bodies on …

Numerical simulation of wave run-up on three cylinders in an equilateral-triangular arrangement

Y Gao, J Zhu, X Qu, L Wang, B Wang - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional numerical simulations of wave run-up on three circular cylinders in an
equilateral-triangular configuration are performed at different spacing ratios 1.5≤ L/D≤ 4.0 …

Numerical investigation of wave-cylinder interaction based on a momentum source wave generation method

H Zhang, B Huang, X Zhao - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
A momentum source function is constructed for wave generation based on linear wave
theory. Based on Navier-Stokes equation and volume of fluid (VOF) method, a three …

The efficient application of an impulse source wavemaker to CFD simulations

P Schmitt, C Windt, J Davidson, JV Ringwood… - Journal of Marine …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations, based on Reynolds-Averaged Navier–
Stokes (RANS) models, are a useful tool for a wide range of coastal and offshore …

On wave dam** occurring during source-based generation of steep waves in deep and near-shallow water

S Saincher, J Banerjee - Ocean Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Generation of steep waves (H/λ> 0.03) in a NSE-based NWT is a challenging task and is
seldom attempted in near-shallow water (kh< 1.0). Failure towards attainment of the target …