Hydrodynamic shape optimization of thin floating plates

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 17-18, 2007, Pages 2231-2239

  Damaren, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Floating plates; Free surface hydrodynamics; Hydrodynamic shape optimization

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DOCKS; FLOW OF WATER; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

DAMPING COEFFICIENT; SPHERICAL HARMONIC EXPANSION;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

DAMPING; DOCKS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

DAMPING; FLOATING BODY; FOURIER TRANSFORM; FREE SURFACE FLOW; HEAVE; HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; RIGIDITY;

RUMEX;

EID: 36249028711     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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