Ships equipped with a dock are essential assets for
the deployment and recovery of underwater equipment. However, when these ships
operate in complex sea conditions, significant fluid sloshing can easily occur
inside the dock, jeopardizing operational safety. Therefore, accurately
predicting the fluid sloshing frequency inside the dock is of great importance.
This study compares the natural frequencies predicted by an analytical model
with those computed using the hydrodynamics software WAMIT. The results
demonstrate that the relative errors between the analytical predictions and
WAMIT simulations are within 5%, and these errors decrease as the resonant mode
order increases, validating the reliability of the analytical model. The wave
height distribution inside the dock and the longitudinal sloshing modes
corresponding to each natural frequency are also analyzed. By comparing the
dock's free-surface response under both freely floating and fixed hull
conditions, the influence of hull motion on the natural frequencies of the
internal fluid in a dock is investigated. It is found that hull motion in
following seas reduces the longitudinal natural frequency of the dock, whereas
in beam seas, it increases the natural frequency. Additionally, the study
confirms that internal dock sloshing significantly affects the motion response
of the ship.
LI Mingxuan, ZHANG Xinshu
.
Rapid Prediction Method
for Sloshing Frequencies and Modal Shapes Inside the Dock of a Large Ship
[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, 0
: 1
.
DOI: 10.16183/j.cnki.jsjtu.2025.407