Investigation on Breaking Focused Wave-Induced Loads on a Monopile With CFD Models

The design of new offshore structures requires the calculation of the wave-induced loads. In this regard, the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methodology has shown to be a reliable tool, in the case of breaking waves especially. In this paper, two CFD models are tested in the reproduction of an e...

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Published in:Volume 2: CFD and FSI
Main Authors: Tomaselli, Pietro, Aggarwal, Ankit, Christensen, Erik Damgaard, Bihs, Hans
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2018
Subjects:
Arctic
Online Access:https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/e9ab25a8-c351-41cc-a6b1-bd69fc546d2d
https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2018-77752
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Summary:The design of new offshore structures requires the calculation of the wave-induced loads. In this regard, the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methodology has shown to be a reliable tool, in the case of breaking waves especially. In this paper, two CFD models are tested in the reproduction of an experimental spilling wave impacting a circular cylinder. The numerical results from the models are shown together with the experimental measurements.

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