Dynamic Stability and Safety of Ships in Waves
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 4037
Special Issue Editors
Interests: computational physics; fluid–structure-motion interaction; free-surface flows; multiphase thermal flows; ocean model
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The motion of floating bodies in waves is one of the most characteristic research areas in the field of naval and ocean engineering. Seakeeping performance is a crucial aspect, not only for conventional vessels like cargo ships, but also for high-speed crafts such as patrol boats and naval ships, and offshore structures. It plays a significant role in ensuring the efficiency and safety of these vessels and marine systems during operations at sea. The development of autonomous navigation technologies and the increasing demand for eco-friendly energy carriers have made it imperative to understand and optimize the seakeeping performance of vessels engaged in the transport of LNG and liquid hydrogen. This Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge scientific papers on ship stability and safety, focusing on wave-induced motions and effects.
Prof. Dr. Se-Min Jeong
Prof. Dr. Sunho Park
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ship dynamics
- seakeeping performance
- wave-induced motion
- wave load reduction
- safety in rough sea
- risk analysis
- regulations and standards
- autonomous ship
Planned Papers
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Title: Determination of wave damper efficiency using CFD
Authors: Šimun Sviličić; Smiljko Rudana
Affiliation: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Ivana Lučića 5, 100000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract: The action of wind-induced waves can result in a partial or complete wash-over of the beach, and the erosion affects both landscape and tourism infrastructure. In some regions of the world, e.g. Croatia, this process, normally occurring during the harsh wintertime, has a big environmental and economic impact, and prevention or reduction of the process is highly desirable. One of the simplest ways to reduce or stop beach erosion is the use of innovative underwater structures that have the goal of reducing wave energy by reducing wave height. In this research, structures known as wave dampers are numerically investigated considering different topologies, positions, and orientations concerning the free surface. Not only optimal topology is determined, but also the interaction between them. The advantage of newly developed wave dampers over traditional wave dampers (rock solid piers) is that they do not require complex construction, massive foundations, and high investment costs but instead, they are comprised of simple floating bodies connected to the seabed by mooring lines. With this design, they are not only cheap, adaptable, and easy to install but they are also eco-friendly as they have little influence on the seabed and environment. The research consists of the parametric analysis of wave damper efficiency, finding the best arrangement of multiple wave dampers including the analysis of different mooring systems to overall system efficiency. To acquire these results, the incompressible computational fluid dynamics (ICFD) method will be used which enables the use of a turbulence model as well as the possibility of accurate wave modelling.