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Removing the irregular frequencies from integral equations in wave-body interactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

C.-H. Lee  and
P. D. Sclavounos
C.-H. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
P. D. Sclavounos
Affiliation:
Department of Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Abstract

The paper presents a method that removes the effects of all irregular frequencies in boundary-integral equations governing the interaction of regular waves with floating bodies of general geometry. A modified integral equation is obtained by the linear superposition of the classical Green equation and its normal derivative with respect to the field point. The selection of a purely imaginary constant of proportionality ensures the removal of all irregular frequencies in the continuous problem and the appropriate selection of its magnitude eliminates their undesirable effects in its numerical implementation. Computations are presented of the added-mass and damping coefficients and exciting forces on a sphere and a truncated vertical cylinder, illustrating the effectiveness of the method.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 207 , October 1989 , pp. 393 - 418
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© 1989 Cambridge University Press

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