A Study on the Motion and Wave Damping Characteristics of Floating Structure

碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 海洋環境及工程學系研究所 === 91 === Abstract A boundary element method numerical scheme is developed to study the dynamic response and the wave damping characteristics of a floating structure under an incident wave approaching. The coupled surge, heave and pitch motion of a floating structure...

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Main Authors: Zen-Huang Lin, 林志煌
Other Authors: C.C. Huang
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2001
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/57865304701154102185
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Summary:碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 海洋環境及工程學系研究所 === 91 === Abstract A boundary element method numerical scheme is developed to study the dynamic response and the wave damping characteristics of a floating structure under an incident wave approaching. The coupled surge, heave and pitch motion of a floating structure are included in the model. The equation of motion of the numerical model has been set up; meanwhile the solution of equations has been solved through the Runge-Kutta fifth order method. The hydrodynamic physical model tests have been carried out to verify the goodness of the numerical model. The numerical solutions and the experimental results have good agreements. It means that the BEM developed by this paper has its own accuracy. The study results show that the wave with shorter period has better effect on wave damping. In general, a floating breakwater, which is deeper under the water and wider in width, has smaller transmission coefficients. Practically when designing a floating structure, it suggests that the designer should increase the width rather than deepen the depth of structure. It is because the effects of dissipating wave energy are more obvious when increasing the width than the depth.