On the scattering of focused wave by a finite surface-piercing circular cylinder: A numerical investigation

S Chen, W Zhao, D Wan - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
For nonlinear wave–structure interactions, the high-frequency scattered waves can be
identified within the drag-inertia regime, especially in steep incident waves where viscous …

Numerical investigation of flow structure and air entrainment of breaking bow wave generated by a rectangular plate

Y Hu, C Liu, C Hu, D Wan - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Breaking bow waves entrain massive gas that generate ambient noise and produce spray
and bubbly wake with whitecap. This study aims to give a quantitative description of the flow …

High-fidelity simulation of a hydraulic jump around a surface-piercing hydrofoil

Z Li, C Liu, D Wan, C Hu - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
For a surface-piercing hydrofoil traveling at high speed, a turbulent hydraulic jump may arise
at the intersection of the body with the free surface. This hydrodynamic phenomenon …

[PDF][PDF] Ghost-fluid-based sharp interface methods for multi-material dynamics: a review

L Xu, TG Liu - Commun. Comput. Phys., 2023 - global-sci.com
The ghost fluid method (GFM) provides a simple way to simulate the interaction of
immiscible materials. Especially, the modified GFM (MGFM) and its variants, based on the …

[HTML][HTML] Meshless generalized finite difference method with a domain-decomposition method for solving Helmholtz equation and its application to caisson resonance …

J Huang, HG Lyu, JH Chen, CM Fan - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper aims at presenting a meshless Generalized Finite Difference Method (GFDM) for
solving the Helmholtz equation. In particular, in order to tackle the problem where a fluid …

Wake and air entrainment properties of transom stern over a wide range of Froude numbers

Y Yang, Y Hu, C Liu, R Gao, C Hu - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In the present study, high-fidelity simulations of the wake behind a transom stern are
performed with a block-based adaptive mesh refinement technology. By transom stern, we …

Investigation on the internal flow of ventilated partial cavity

S Qin, S Sun, K Yoon, H Fang, Y Chen, D Wu - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This study presents investigations on the internal flow behaviors and mechanisms of the
ventilated partial cavity created by air ventilation behind a backward-facing step. Both planar …

[HTML][HTML] Geometry of deep and intermediate water breaking waves influenced by wind speed and direction

H Chen, Q Zou - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Wind effects on the evolution of a breaking wave group due to dispersive focusing are
investigated using a two-phase flow Navier–Stokes solver. The Navier–Stokes equations …

The effect of shortfin mako shark skin at the reattachment of a separated turbulent boundary layer

LM Santos, A Lang, R Wahidi, A Bonacci… - Bioinspiration & …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This smooth flat experimental study investigates the capability of mako shark scales to
control flow separation when placed downstream of the onset of turbulent boundary layer …

Full-scale ship stern wave with the modelled and resolved turbulence including the hull roughness effect

P Kanninen, P Peltonen, V Vuorinen - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Stern wave flow phenomena are investigated in a full-scale Kriso container ship. The hull
roughness effects are studied with and without propulsion. Reynolds-averaged Navier …