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Analyzing parabolic profile path for underwater towed-cable

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This article discusses the dynamic state analysis of underwater towed-cable when tow-ship changes its speed in a direction making parabolic profile path. A three-dimensional model of underwater towed system is studied. The established governing equations for the system have been solved using the central implicit finite-difference method. The obtained difference non-linear coupled equations are solved by Newton’s method and satisfactory results were achieved. The solution of this problem has practical importance in the estimation of dynamic loading and motion, and hence it is directly applicable to the enhancement of safety and the effectiveness of the offshore activities.

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  1. ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC), Bangalore, 560058, India

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Vineet K. Srivastava received his M. Sc. (Mathematics) degree from University of Allahabad in year 2007 and M. Tech. (Industrial Mathematics and Scientific Computing) in 2010 from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. His research interest are numerical PDE, mathematical modeling, ocean engineering, computational biology, computational physics, flight dynamics, digital signal processing, orbital and celestial mechanics. Presently, he is working as a Scientist/Engineer in Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), India.

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Srivastava, V.K. Analyzing parabolic profile path for underwater towed-cable. J. Marine. Sci. Appl. 13, 185–192 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11804-014-1240-3

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