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Numerical study on the hydrodynamic forces on a ship berthing to quay by taking free-surface effect into account

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In the present study, numerical simulation of the berthing maneuver of a ship in the prescribed translational motion is performed. The transient viscous flow and hydrodynamic forces on the hull are calculated by solving the unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes equations in overset grid system, and the free surface is captured using volume-of-fluid (VOF) approach. The present numerical results have been compared with previous computational results by Toda and available experimental data respectively. Since the effects of the quaywall and free surface are taken into consideration in the present study, it is found that the agreement is significantly better than that resulting from Toda’s 3D CFD based approach. Then the effects of various standoff distances between the ship and quaywall on the lateral forces are investigated. Meanwhile, the detailed transient flow features around the berthing ship are obtained, which are helpful to understand the interactional effects between the ship and quaywall. The present results may provide helpful guidance for vessels’ safe maneuvering in berthing motion and the design of fender system in the quay.

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Acknowledgments

This research was sponsored by the the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51109186), Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant Nos: LY16E090004, LY14E090003), and the Open Foundation from Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Equipment and Technology of Zhejiang (No. MFET201401).

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  1. School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Key Laboratory of Offshore Engineering Technology of Zhejiang, Zhejiang Ocean University, No.1 South Haida Road, Zhoushan, 316022, China

    Huaming Wang, Xuhui Li & Lin Chen

  2. School of Shipbuilding Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China

    Xiangjie Sun

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Wang, H., Li, X., Chen, L. et al. Numerical study on the hydrodynamic forces on a ship berthing to quay by taking free-surface effect into account. J Mar Sci Technol 21, 601–610 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00773-016-0376-z

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