Due to the restrictions of ports, maneuverability of berthing ships will be affected significantly by water
depth. In the present study, numerical simulation of the berthing maneuver of a ship with prescribed translational
motion is performed by solving the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations based on overset grid,
and the effects of the quaywall and freesurface are taken into consideration. To validate the present numerical
method, comparison is performed between our results and the other results or measurements. It is found that the
agreement is significantly better than that resulting from previous CFD-based approach. Subsequently, the effects
of various water depths are investigated to evaluate their influences on hydrodynamic forces. The present results
can provide helpful guidance on safe maneuvering for vessels’ berthing and fender system design in quays.
WANG Huaming1,3 (王化明), SHENG Xue1 (盛学), WANG Shilai2* (王世来), CHEN Lin2 (陈林),YUAN Zhiming4 (元志明), WU Qiaorui1 (吴巧瑞)
. Numerical Study on Water Depth Effects on Hydrodynamic Forces Acting on Berthing Ships[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University(Science), 2017
, 22(2)
: 198
-205
.
DOI: 10.1007/s12204-017-1822-8
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