Numerical modeling of extreme wave slamming on cylindrical offshore support structures

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 394-401

  Corte, Carsten ^a   Grilli, Stephan T ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b University of Rhode Island   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Finite volume volume of fluid method; Freak waves; Fully nonlinear potential flow; Pressure impact; Tower support structures; Wave slamming

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; PILES;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT DISCRETIZATION; EXTREME WAVE SLAMMING; FREAK WAVES; FULLY NONLINEAR POTENTIAL FLOW; PRESSURE IMPACTS; TOWER SUPPORT STRUCTURES;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 36749083633     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: 15551792     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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