Numerical and Experimental Studies on a Three-Dimensional Numerical Wave Tank
A 3-D numerical wave tank (NWT) is proposed in this paper to calculate the wave propagation and hydrodynamics force based on the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations by using the commercial computation fluid dynamics (CFD) software. The volume of fluid
Xiaojie Tian +4 more
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High-Order Spectral Irregular Wave Generation Procedure in Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics Numerical Wave Tanks, with Application in a Physical Wave Tank and in Open-Source Field Operation and Manipulation [PDF]
The accurate generation of a target sea state in numerical or experimental wave tanks is a fundamental line of research for the ocean engineering community. It guarantees the quality and relevance of wave–structure interaction tests.
Young Jun Kim +5 more
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Identification of Wave Energy Device Models From Numerical Wave Tank Data—Part 1: Numerical Wave Tank Identification Tests [PDF]
In this paper and its companion, the identification of mathematical models describing the behaviour of wave energy devices (WECs) in the ocean is investigated through the use of numerical wave tank (NWT) experiments. This paper deals with the identification tests used to produce the data for the model identification.
Josh Davidson +2 more
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Wave Propagation Studies in Numerical Wave Tanks with Weakly Compressible Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics [PDF]
Generation and propagation of waves in a numerical wave tank constructed using Weakly Compressible Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (WCSPH) are considered here.
Samarpan Chakraborty +1 more
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A Semi-Infinite Numerical Wave Tank Using Discrete Particle Simulations
With an increasing number of offshore structures for marine renewable energy, various experimental and numerical approaches have been performed to investigate the interaction of waves and structures to ensure the safety of the offshore structures ...
Sangmin Lee, Jung-Wuk Hong
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CFD-based numerical wave tank (CNWT) models, are a useful tool for the analysis of wave energy converters (WECs). During the development of a CNWT, model validation is vital, to prove the accuracy of the numerical solution.
Christian Windt +2 more
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Development of a Three‐Dimensional Fully Nonlinear Potential Numerical Wave Tank for a Heaving Buoy Wave Energy Converter [PDF]
The hydrodynamic performance of a vertical cylindrical heaving buoy-type floating wave energy converter under large-amplitude wave conditions was calculated.
Sung-Jae Kim, Weoncheol Koo
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Wave Generation in a Numerical Wave Tank
Developing numerical tanks to study wave structure interaction drew engineers’ attention in last decade. Numerical wave tanks are absolutely essential for investigating wave-structure interaction.
Milad Zabihi +2 more
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Study on the Active Wave Absorption Methods in Lattice Boltzmann Numerical Wave Tank
The active wave absorption method has been widely employed in numerical wave tanks. The wave absorption performance of active wave absorption methods is investigated within a numerical wave tank based on a lattice Boltzmann method.
Guangwei Liu +3 more
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A Study on the Generation for the Design Waves with a Numerical Wave Tank [PDF]
In this study, a new numerical procedure for the generation of a nonlinear tailored group of waves is presented. The procedure is based on the transient wave group technique. In order to integrate the nonlinearity during the wave propagation in the computational method, the Navier-Stokes equations are applied as governing equations.
Seong‐Jae Jeong
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