Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Symbols
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Environmental Conditions
- 3 Wave Theories
- 4 Wave and Current Loads on Slender Bodies
- 5 Flow-Induced Instabilities
- 6 Large Bodies: Linear Theory
- 7 Large Bodies: Second-Order Effects
- 8 Large Bodies: Other Nonlinear Effects
- 9 Model Testing
- Appendix A: Introduction to Potential Flow Theory
- Appendix B: Hydrostatics
- Appendix C: Damped Mass Spring System
- Appendix D: The Boundary Integral Equation Method
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
Appendix A: - Introduction to Potential Flow Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 January 2023
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Symbols
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Environmental Conditions
- 3 Wave Theories
- 4 Wave and Current Loads on Slender Bodies
- 5 Flow-Induced Instabilities
- 6 Large Bodies: Linear Theory
- 7 Large Bodies: Second-Order Effects
- 8 Large Bodies: Other Nonlinear Effects
- 9 Model Testing
- Appendix A: Introduction to Potential Flow Theory
- Appendix B: Hydrostatics
- Appendix C: Damped Mass Spring System
- Appendix D: The Boundary Integral Equation Method
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
The basic equations in fluid mechanics are briefly recalled, starting from the Navier–Stokes equations for an incompressible fluid. Potential flow theory is quickly introduced, together with the generic boundary value problem satisfied by the velocity potential. Applications are made to a few basic cases, such as uniform accelerated flow around a cylinder and the waves generated by a piston wavemaker.
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- Offshore Structure Hydrodynamics , pp. 373 - 388Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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