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Applicability of the Korteweg-de Vries Equation for Description of the Statistics of Freak Waves (최극해파통계분석을 위한 Korteweg-de Vries식의 적용성 검토)

  • Anna Kokorina;Efim Pelinovsky
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.308-318
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    • 2002
  • The requirements to the numerical model of wind-generated waves in shallow water are discussed in the framework of the Korteweg-de Vries equation. The weakness of nonlinearity and dispersion required for the Korteweg-de Vries equation applicability is considered for fully developed sea, non-stationary wind waves and swell, including some experimental data. We note for sufficient evaluation of the freak wave statistics it is necessary to consider more than about 10,000 waves in the wave record, and this leads to the limitation of the numerical domain and number of realizations. The numerical modelling of irregular water waves is made to demonstrate the possibility of effective evaluation of the statistical properties of freak waves with heights equal to 2-2.3 significant wave height.

Comparative study of prediction methods of power increase and propulsive performances in regular head short waves of KVLCC2 using CFD

  • Lee, Cheol-Min;Seo, Jin-Hyeok;Yu, Jin-Won;Choi, Jung-Eun;Lee, Inwon
    • International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.883-898
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    • 2019
  • This paper employs computational tools to predict power increase (or speed loss) and propulsion performances in waves of KVLCC2. Two-phase unsteady Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations have been solved using finite volume method; and a realizable k-ε model has been applied for the turbulent closure. The free-surface is obtained by solving a VOF equation. Sliding mesh method is applied to simulate the flow around an operating propeller. Towing and self-propulsion computations in calm water are carried out to obtain the towing force, propeller rotating speed, thrust and torque at the self-propulsion point. Towing computations in waves are performed to obtain the added resistance. The regular short head waves of λ/LPP = 0.6 with 4 wave steepness of H/λ = 0.007, 0.017, 0.023 and 0.033 are taken into account. Four methods to predict speed-power relationship in waves are discussed; Taylor expansion, direct powering, load variation, resistance and thrust identity methods. In the load variation method, the revised ITTC-78 method based on the 'thrust identity' is utilized to predict propulsive performances in full scale. The propulsion performances in waves including propeller rotating speed, thrust, torque, thrust deduction and wake fraction, propeller advance coefficient, hull, propeller open water, relative rotative and propulsive efficiencies, and delivered power are investigated.

Surface and Internal Waves Scattering by Partial Barriers in a Two-Layer Fluid (이층유체에서 부분 장벽에 의한 표면파와 내부파의 분산)

  • Kumar, P.Suresh;Oh, Young-Min;Cho, Won-Chul
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.25-33
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    • 2008
  • Water waves are generated mainly by winds in open seas and large lakes. They carry a significant amount of energy from winds into near-shore region. Thereby they significantly contribute to the regional hydrodynamics and transport process, producing strong physical, geological and environmental impact on coastal environment and on human activities in the coastal area. Furthermore an accurate prediction of the hydrodynamic effects due to wave interaction with offshore structures is a necessary requirement in the design, protection and operation of such structures. In the present paper surface and internal waves scattering by thin surface-piercing and bottom-standing vertical barriers in a two-layer fluid is analyzed in two-dimensions within the context of linearized theory of water waves. The reflection coefficients for surface and internal waves are computed and analyzed in various cases. It is found that wave reflection is strongly dependent on the interface location and the fluid density ratio apart from the barrier geometry.

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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Recent Development of Angular Spectrum Models for Water Wave Propagation (파랑의 변형을 계산하기 위한 각스펙트럼모델의 최근개발)

  • 서경덕
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.183-189
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    • 1990
  • As an effort for modeling the water waves propagating in a wide range of incident angles as when waves are diffracted behind a breakwater, angular spectrum models have been developed. In this paper, the concept of the angular spectrum is illustrated and the recently developed angular spectrum models are introduced.

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Variation of Reflection Coefficients for a Shelf with Varying Dimensions (선반지형의 크기에 따른 반사율의 변화)

  • Jo, Yong-Sik;Lee, Jong-In;Kim, Yeong-Taek;Lee, Jeong-Gyu
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.675-683
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    • 1999
  • The reflection coefficients of monochromatic waves propagating over a shelf with varying dimensions are theoretically calculated. The diffraction of waves by an abrupt depth change is formulated by the eigenfunction expansion method. Not only propagating mode but also evanescent modes are considered in formulation. The role of evanescent modes in reflection coefficients is investigated in detail. Water waves are obliquely as well as normally incident to the region. The obtained reflection coefficients are verified by checking conservation of wave energy.

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