The use of a simple, inexpensive, and effective type of floating breakwater is increasingly
becoming a necessity in shoreline and marine structure protection. This study concerns the …

A fully nonlinear hydroelastic numerical method is proposed for the fluid–structure
interactions of elastic ships. The boundary value problem is solved by the three-dimensional …

Abstract An Oscillating Water Column (OWC) Wave Energy Converter (WEC) is a device that
converts the energy of ocean waves to electrical energy. When an OWC is designed, both its …

The applications of the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) method on the regularized
boundary integral method (RBIM) for simulating water wave transformation over complex …

The purpose of this work is to develop advanced numerical tools for modeling freak waves
impact on a floating body undergoing large amplitude motions. An improved model …

With the growth registered in computational power, numerical models applied to fluid flows
is an increasingly important tool for oceanic and coastal engineering, and can be used in …

The purpose of this work is to develop advanced numerical tools for modeling two-way fully
nonlinear interactions of ocean surface waves (irregular waves in the general situation) with …

This paper studies the interactions of water waves with submerged floating breakwaters
moored by inclined tension legs, using a numerical wave tank model proposed by Lee and …

Wave energy is one of renewable energy resources with great potential. Due to the
mechanical and structural simplicity, Oscillating Water Column (OWC) Wave Energy …

A three dimensional fully nonlinear time domain method is introduced to simulate ship
advancing in regular and irregular waves with forward speed. The mixed Eulerian …