Review of recent research and developments on floating breakwaters

J Dai, CM Wang, T Utsunomiya, W Duan - Ocean Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Floating breakwaters are an effective solution for protecting fragile beaches from being
washed away, coastlines from erosion, floating structures, marinas and ports from strong …

A novel conceptual design of a dynamically positioned floating wind turbine

S Xu, M Murai, X Wang, K Takahashi - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, all floating wind turbines served on the sea are positioned by the mooring system.
A novel conceptual design of using the dynamic positioning system (DPS) to position the …

Study on the impact of the perforated floating breakwater on coastal bridge with box-girder superstructure under two-dimensional focused waves

L Li, B Huang, S Qian, Z Yang, J Zhou, Q Ren, B Zhu - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The advantages of Floating Breakwater encompass its adaptability to varying water
depths and tidal ranges, as well as its economic viability, mobility, and ease of installation …

Numerical studies of submerged moored box-type floating breakwaters with different shapes of cross-sections using SPH

Z Liu, Y Wang - Coastal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The wave-attenuation performances and hydrodynamics of moored box-type floating
breakwaters with the same weight, same wall thickness, and six different cross-sections, ie …

Experimental and numerical study on the wave attenuation performance and dynamic response of kelp-box type floating breakwater

B Sun, C Li, S Yang, H Zhang, Z Song - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
As a kind of marine plant, kelp plays an important role in the improvement of marine
environment. In addition, kelp arrays exhibit a great potential for wave attenuation. In this …

Design development of porous collar barrier for offshore floating fish cage against wave action, debris and predators

YI Chu, CM Wang - Aquacultural Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a design concept of a porous collar barrier for a novel floating open-net
fish cage that is integrated with a floating spar wind turbine (referred to as COSPAR fish …

Finite element-Multi-domain boundary element method for hydroelastic analysis of large floating pontoons with perforated plates

HP Nguyen, CM Wang - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a Finite Element-Multi-Domain Boundary Element (FE-MDBE) method
for the hydroelastic analysis of large floating pontoon structures with perforated plates. The …

Finite element-Dual boundary element method for hydroelastic analysis of very large floating structures protected by perforated barrier

HP Nguyen, H Liang, VH Luong - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a Finite Element–Dual Boundary Element Method (FE-DBEM) for
hydroelastic analysis of very large floating structures protected by vertical perforated barrier …

Experimental investigation on hydrodynamic effectiveness of a water ballast type floating breakwater

Z Yang, M Xie, Z Gao, T Xu, W Guo, X Ji, C Yuan - Ocean Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a new type of water ballast floating breakwater. The structure consists
of a water ballast double floating box and a vertical plate, which uses several wave …

Application of quadratic pressure drop condition in hydroelastic analysis of floating structures protected by perforated barrier

VH Luong, HP Nguyen - Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents the application of the quadratic pressure drop condition in hydroelastic
analysis of large floating structures protected by perforated barrier. An iterative procedure is …