On the assessment of numerical wave makers in CFD simulations

C Windt, J Davidson, P Schmitt… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2019 - mdpi.com
A fully non-linear numerical wave tank (NWT), based on Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD), provides a useful tool for the analysis of coastal and offshore engineering problems …

[HTML][HTML] The impacts of internal solitary waves on a submerged floating tunnel

PX Zou, JD Bricker, WSJ Uijttewaal - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The interaction between an oceanic internal solitary wave (ISW) and a prototype submerged
floating tunnel (SFT) is numerically investigated. Effect of oceanic internal solitary wave …

Numerical coupling strategy using HOS-OpenFOAM-MoorDyn for OC3 Hywind SPAR type platform

S Aliyar, G Ducrozet, B Bouscasse, F Bonnefoy… - Ocean …, 2022 - Elsevier
The coupled (Potential theory and Navier–Stokes) solver is applied to simulate the
interaction of sea waves with substructure of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWT) platform …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical modeling of extreme wave interaction with point-absorber using OpenFOAM

E Katsidoniotaki, M Göteman - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Extreme waves are critical for the WEC's development. CFD toolboxes have been widely
used in the simulation of extreme waves–structure interaction. However, the quality of the …

Hydrodynamic performance of a biomimetic undulating fin robot under different water conditions

X Shi, Z Chen, T Zhang, S Li, Y Zeng, L Chen, Q Hu - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Inspired by the agile swimming behavior of the Black Ghost Knife Fish utilizing undulating
propulsion in complex aquatic environments, this study investigates the locomotion …

Efficient spectral coupled boundary element method for fully nonlinear wave–structure interaction simulation

K Shi, R Zhu - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Accurately analyzing wave–structure interactions is crucial for the design and operational
safety of ships and marine structures. This paper presents a fully nonlinear potential-flow …

Enhancing active wave absorption in RANS models

P Higuera - Applied Ocean Research, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work we review the most common methods for absorbing waves in Reynolds-
Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) models. The limitations of active wave absorption …

[HTML][HTML] Response of point-absorbing wave energy conversion system in 50-years return period extreme focused waves

E Katsidoniotaki, E Nilsson, A Rutgersson… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work evaluates the survivability of a point-absorbing wave energy converter at sea
states along and inside the 50-year environmental contour for a selected-site in North Sea …

Benefits of vegetation for mitigating wave impacts on vertical seawalls

D Rosenberger, R Marsooli - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This study quantifies the benefits of vegetation for reducing wave loads on seawalls and the
probability of failure due to sliding and overturning. A computational fluid dynamic model is …

An efficient methodology for the simulation of nonlinear irregular waves in computational fluid dynamics solvers based on the high order spectral method with an …

YM Choi, B Bouscasse, G Ducrozet, S Seng… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
An efficient methodology for simulating nonlinear irregular waves in a Computational Fluid
Dynamics (CFD) solver is proposed. The High Order Spectral (HOS) method is used to …