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3-D Numerical Simulation of Convoy-Generated Waves in a Restricted Waterway

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We consider waves generated by the passing of convoys in a restricted waterway. The magnitude of these waves depends mainly on the geometrical and kinematical parameters of the convoy, such as the speed and the hull geometry. The objective of this study is to predict the relationship between these geometrical and kinematical parameters and the amplitude of ship-generated waves as well as the water plane drawdown. Numerical simulations are conducted by solving the 3-D Navier-Stokes equations along with the standard k-ε model for turbulent processes. The results are compared first with the empirical model and second with experimental measurements performed by the French company Compagnie National du Rhône (CNR).

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  1. Laboratoire Roberval, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, UMR CNRS/UTC 7337 Centre de Recherches Royallieu, BP 20529, 60206, Compiègne cedex, France

    Sheng Cheng Ji, Abdellatif Ouahsine & Hassan Smaoui

  2. CETMEF, 2, boulevard Gambetta, BP 60039, 60321, Compiègne Cedex, France

    Hassan Smaoui & Philippe Sergent

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Ji, S.C., Ouahsine, A., Smaoui, H. et al. 3-D Numerical Simulation of Convoy-Generated Waves in a Restricted Waterway. J Hydrodyn 24, 420–429 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-6058(11)60263-1

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