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Applications of Bubble Dynamics in Ocean Engineering: Theory, Experiment and Simulation

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 August 2025 | Viewed by 4710

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Dr. Xiao Huang

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School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
Interests: bubble dynamics; underwater explosions; ultrasonic cavitation; ocean engineering
Prof. Dr. Abdellatif Ouahsine

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Laboratoire Roberval, Sorbonne Université, Université de Technology de Compiègne, Centre de recherches Royallieu, CS 60319, CEDEX, 60203 Compiègne, France
Interests: hydrodynamics; fluid–structure interaction; computational fluid mechanics, environmental fluid mechanics; coastal engineering; ocean engineering
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Dr. Peng Du

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School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 Youyi Road, Beilin, Xi’an 710072, China
Interests: hydrodynamics; flow control; flow perception; CFD
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Bubble dynamics have been focused on since the Renaissance and foreshadowed by Leonardo da Vinci, who observed spiral floating bubbles. Many researchers have paid continuous attention to this topic for centuries. In ocean engineering, bubble dynamics are widely used, such as in marine resource exploration, surface cleaning, and underwater explosions, as well as acoustic detecting, etc. The purpose of this Special Issue is to publish the most exciting research with respect to the above subjects and show state-of-the-art scientific achievements. Research that uses theoretical, experimental or numerical methods to explain new bubble dynamics or the new applications of bubbles, especially in ocean engineering, may fit this Special Issue perfectly.

Dr. Xiao Huang
Prof. Dr. Abdellatif Ouahsine
Dr. Peng Du
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • bubble dynamics
  • cavitation
  • ultrasonic bubbles
  • ultra-fine bubbles
  • air-gun bubbles
  • underwater explosion bubbles
  • bubbly flow

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Removing Ice from Frozen Structures Using Bubble Pulsation Energy
by Ying Song, Shuai Zhang, Shiping Wang and Zhuang Kang
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12(12), 2211; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12122211 - 2 Dec 2024
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Icing poses significant threats to the safety and reliability of structures in cold regions, thus prompting researchers to explore deicing methods. This paper establishes a bubble deicing system and investigates the utilization of bubble pulsation energy for removing ice from frozen structures. Traditional [...] Read more.
Icing poses significant threats to the safety and reliability of structures in cold regions, thus prompting researchers to explore deicing methods. This paper establishes a bubble deicing system and investigates the utilization of bubble pulsation energy for removing ice from frozen structures. Traditional deicing methods suffer from issues such as high energy consumption, severe environmental pollution, and secondary icing. To address these challenges and advance the development of deicing technology, harnessing the substantial energy generated by bubble pulsation can be employed for effective deicing purposes. Through experimental analysis, this study successfully demonstrates the feasibility of employing cavitation for deicing applications. Several experimental cases are conducted to elucidate the mechanism behind bubble-energy-based deicing, varying parameters including the distance between bubbles and targets as well as ice sheet thickness within a range of 5~35 mm. The findings indicate that bubbles can effectively facilitate deicing processes. Further exploration is required to fully understand the potential of bubble deicing technology and its prospects in engineering applications. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Bubble Dynamics in Ocean Engineering: Theory, Experiment and Simulation)
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Damage Characteristics of Structure under Underwater Explosion and Bubble Flooding Loads
by Qin Li, Xiao Luo, Zi-Xian Zhong, Guo-Hui Zhang, Zhong Wang, Hai-Bao Hu and Xiao Huang
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12(10), 1709; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12101709 - 27 Sep 2024
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Numerous studies have shown that explosive sequence loads can cause serious damage to underwater vehicles, especially the bubble surge in the later stage of the explosion, which poses a huge threat to the internal structure of the vehicle. This study explores the damage [...] Read more.
Numerous studies have shown that explosive sequence loads can cause serious damage to underwater vehicles, especially the bubble surge in the later stage of the explosion, which poses a huge threat to the internal structure of the vehicle. This study explores the damage characteristics of cylindrical shell structures under complete sequence loads based on the Arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian (ALE) method. By conducting experiments on the surge characteristics near the damaged plate under explosive action and comparing them with numerical results, the effectiveness of the method is verified. Subsequently, the damage characteristics of single- and double-layered cylindrical shell structures under underwater explosion sequence loads (shock waves, bubbles, surges) were explored, and the failure modes of cylindrical shell structures under various loads were summarized. The results indicate that the damage of shock waves to single-layer cylindrical shell structures is most severe at a blast distance of 0.5 m. For double-layer cylindrical shells, increasing the blast distance will reduce the impact of bubble surge on the pressure-resistant shell. The stress and strain in the central area of the pressure-resistant shell also decrease, and the deflection and Z-direction velocity also decrease accordingly. This study laid the foundation for enhancing the impact resistance of underwater vehicles. Full article
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Predictions of the Effect of Non-Homogeneous Ocean Bubbles on Sound Propagation
by Yuezhu Cheng, Jie Shi, Yuan Cao and Haoyang Zhang
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12(9), 1510; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091510 - 2 Sep 2024
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In the ocean, bubbles rarely appear alone and are often not evenly distributed, which makes it complicated to predict the effect of ocean bubbles on sound propagation. To solve this problem, researchers have tried to use approximations such as equivalent and multiple scattering [...] Read more.
In the ocean, bubbles rarely appear alone and are often not evenly distributed, which makes it complicated to predict the effect of ocean bubbles on sound propagation. To solve this problem, researchers have tried to use approximations such as equivalent and multiple scattering models, but these approximations are accompanied by large errors. Therefore, we propose a semi-numerical and semi-analytical calculation method for underwater sound fields containing non-homogeneous bubbles in this paper. Based on the attenuation cross section and scattering cross section of a single bubble, the non-homogeneous medium is divided into multiple layers of uniform medium. Each layer of the bubble group is regarded as a whole, which can fully reflect the influence of bubble group vibration and scattering on sound wave propagation and is conducive to faster calculation of the sound field of non-homogeneous bubbly liquids. Compared with the classic coupling model, the calculation process of this method is simpler and faster, which solves the problem of fast calculation of sound fields in bubbly liquids and simulation of distributed bubble groups containing non-homogeneous distributed bubbles. Full article
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