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An Experimental Study on the Motion Response of a High-Speed Planing Craft in Regular Head Waves (정면 규칙파 중 활주형 고속선의 운동 응답에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Kim, Dong-Jin;Rhee, Key-Pyo;Hwang, Seung-Hyun;Park, Han-Sol
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.46 no.4
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    • pp.373-381
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    • 2009
  • The running attitude of a high-speed planing craft may change significantly depending on its speed in seaway. Other variables that may influence its running attitude are its weight, center of gravity, sea conditions, and so on. In this paper, planing craft model tests were carried out with respect to above variables in SNU towing tank, and vertical motion responses of a planing craft in regular head waves were analyzed. The experimental results in regular waves were compared with those in calm water, and compared with the theoretical estimations. Finally, the effects of running speeds of a planing craft on its motion amplitudes are confirmed.

Occurrence Probability of Freak Waves at Nearshore of Donghae Harbor in the East Sea (동해항 전면 해역에서의 Freak Waves 발생확률)

  • Ahn, Kyungmo;Oh, Chan Young;Jeong, Weon Mu
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.258-265
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    • 2015
  • Over the last 20 years, freak waves have attracted many researchers because of their unexpected behaviors and damages on offshore structures and vessels in the ocean and coastal waters. Despite many researches on the causes, mechanisms and occurrence of freak waves, we have not reached consensus on the results of the researches. This paper presents the occurrence probability of freak waves based on the analysis of wave records measured at coastal waters of Donghae harbor in the East Sea. Three freak waves were found which satisfied conditions of m and $H_S{\geq}2.5m$ and $H_m/H_S{\geq}2$. The occurrence probabilities of freak waves were estimated from extreme distributions by Mori, Rayleigh and Ahn, and found to be on the orders of O($10^{-1}$), O($10^{-2}$), and O($10^{-3}$), respectively. The occurrence probabilities of freak waves measured from waves records were estimated between O($10^{-2}$) and O($10^{-3}$), which were located between predictions by Rayleigh and Ahn's extreme probability distributions. However, we need more analysis of wave records obtained from diverse field conditions in order to verify the accuracy of the estimation of occurrence probability of freak waves.

Experimental Comparison of the Wave Force on Crown Wall of Sloping Breakwater Armored with Tetrapods under Obliquely Incident Waves (경사입사 시 테트라포드로 피복된 경사제 상부구조물에 작용하는 파력 비교 실험)

  • Oh, Sang-Ho;Lee, Jooyeon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.161-169
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    • 2020
  • Physical experiments have been performed in a wave basin to investigate change of the wave loading on the crown wall under obliquely incident wave conditions. The measurement was carried out with wave incidence angle of 0, 15, 30 and 45°. The pressure transducers were placed on the front and bottom face of the crown wall to obtain horizontal and uplift force as well. It was found that both the horizontal and vertical force decreases with the incidence angle. Based on the analysis of the experimental data, a formula was suggested to estimate the reduction rate of horizontal and vertical forces under obliquely incident waves.

Numerical Study on Wave Run-up of a Circular Cylinder with Various Diffraction Parameters and Body Drafts

  • Jeong, Ho-Jin;Koo, Weoncheol;Kim, Sung-Jae
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.245-252
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    • 2020
  • Wave run-up is an important phenomenon that should be considered in ocean structure design. In this study, the wave run-up of a surface-piercing circular cylinder was calculated in the time domain using the three-dimensional linear and fully nonlinear numerical wave tank (NWT) techniques. The NWT was based on the boundary element method and the mixed Eulerian and Lagrangian method. Stokes second-order waves were applied to evaluate the effect of the nonlinear waves on wave run-up, and an artificial damping zone was adopted to reduce the amount of reflected and re-reflected waves from the sidewall of the NWT. Parametric studies were conducted to determine the effect of wavelength, wave steepness, and the draft of the cylinder on the wave run-up of the cylinder. The maximum wave run-up value occurred at 0°, which was in front of the cylinder, and the minimum value occurred near the circumferential angle of 135°. As the diffraction parameter increased, the wave run-up increased up to 1.7 times the wave height. Furthermore, the wave run-up was 4% higher than the linear wave when the wave steepness was 1/35. In particular, the crest height of the wave run-up increased by 8%.

Analysis of Added Resistance in Short Waves (단파장 영역에서의 부가저항 해석)

  • Yang, Kyung-Kyu;Seo, Min-Guk;Kim, Yonghwan
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.52 no.4
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    • pp.338-348
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    • 2015
  • In this study, the added resistance of ships in short waves is systematically studied by using two different numerical methods - Rankine panel method and Cartesian grid method – and existing asymptotic and empirical formulae. Analysis of added resistance in short waves has been preconceived as a shortcoming of numerical computation. This study aims to observe such preconception by comparing the computational results, particularly based on two representative three-dimensional methods, and with the existing formulae and experimental data. In the Rankine panel method, a near-field method based on direct pressure integration is adopted. In the Cartesian grid method, the wave-body interaction problem is considered as a multiphase problem, and volume fraction functions are defined in order to identify each phase in a Cartesian grid. The computational results of added resistance in short waves using the two methods are systematically compared with experimental data for several ship models, including S175 containership, KVLCC2 and Series 60 hulls (CB = 0.7, 0.8). The present study includes the comparison with the established asymptotic and empirical formulae in short waves.

Numerical Analysis of Turning Performance in Waves by Considering Wave Drift Forces (파랑 표류력을 고려한 선박의 파랑 중 선회성능 해석)

  • Seo, Min-Guk;Nam, Bo Woo;Kim, Yeongyu
    • Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.55 no.2
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    • pp.103-115
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    • 2018
  • This paper performs a numerical computation of ship maneuvering performance in waves. For this purpose, modular-type model (MMG (Mathematical Modeling Group) model) is adopted for maneuvering simulation and wave drift force is included in the equation of maneuvering motion. In order to compute wave drift force, two different seakeeping programs are used: AdFLOW based on Wave Green function method and SWAN based on Rankine panel method. When wave drift force is calculated using SWAN program, not only ship forward speed but also ship lateral speed are considered. By doing this, effects of lateral speed on wave drift force and maneuvering performance in waves are confirmed. The developed method is validated by comparing turning test results in regular waves with existing experimental data. Sensitivities of wave drift force on maneuvering performance are, also, checked.

Basic Analysis for Improvement of Mooring Stability Under Long Wave Impact

  • Ha, Chang-Sik;Moon, Seung-Hyo;Lee, Joong-Woo
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.41 no.5
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    • pp.329-336
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    • 2017
  • This study suggests a general process of analyzing the mooring and cargo handling limit waves, which is an incident to the new energy port under long wave agitation. To reduce damages of ships and harbor structures due to strong wave responses, it is necessary to predict the change of wave field in the mooring berth to make the proper decision by dock master. The berthing area at a new LNG port in the east coast of Korea in this study is frequently affected by oscillations from waves of 8.5~13s periods in the wintertime. The long period waves give difficulties on port operation by lowering the annual berthing ratio. It needs to find the event waves from the real time offshore wave records, which cause over the mooring limits. For that purpose, the wave records from field measurement and offshore wave buoy were analyzed. From numerical simulation, the response characteristics of long period waves in the berthing area were deduced with or without breakwater expansion plan, analyzing the offshore field wave data collected for two years. Some event wave cases caused over the cargo handling and mooring limits as per the standard Korean port design guideline, and those were used for the decision of port operation by dock master, comparing with the real time offshore wave observations.

TIME-DEPENDENT WAVE EQUATIONS ON BOTTOM WITH SUBSTANTIAL DEPTH VARIATION

  • Suh, Kyung-Duck;Lee, Changhoon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers Conference
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    • 1995.10a
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    • pp.75-80
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    • 1995
  • The model for the combined refraction and diffraction of water waves, the so-called mild-slope equation, was first developed by Berkhoff (1972) and has been studied by many coastal engineers because the model is able to consider the combined effect of refraction and diffraction of water waves and eliminate the problem of ray crossing which may happen in the previously developed ray theory. (omitted)

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Wave Reflection over an Arbitrarily Varying Topography

  • Cho, Yong-Sik;Lee, Changhoon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers Conference
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.39-44
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    • 1997
  • As wind waves generated in deep water approach nearshore zone, they experience various physical phenomena caused by bathymetric variations, nonlinear interactions among different wave components and interferences with man-made coastal structures. Among these, the bathymetric variations may play a significant role in the change of wave climate. The accurate calculation of reflection and transmission coefficients of incident waves over a bottom topography is indispensible for the proper and economical design of coastal structures. (omitted)

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A Review on the Characteristics and Description of Ocean Waves (해양파(海洋波)의 특성(特性)과 그 기술(記術)에 관(關)한 고찰(考察))

  • Hang-Sun,Choe
    • Bulletin of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.43-47
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    • 1980
  • In this note the characteristics of ocean waves is reviewed from standpoint of practical application. To describe the ocean wave in mathematical terms many wave theories have been developed, each under some different aspects. Among well-established wave theories the gravity wave theory and the cnoidal wave theory are examined by a mathematical principle. Finally valid range of each theory is suggested for its numerical evaluation.

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