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Ships advancing near the critical speed in a shallow channel with a randomly uneven bed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2008

MOHAMMAD-REZA ALAM  and
CHIANG C. MEI
MOHAMMAD-REZA ALAM
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
CHIANG C. MEI
Affiliation:
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139USA
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Abstract

Effects of random bathymetric irregularities on wave generation by transcritical ship motion in a shallow channel are investigated. Invoking Boussinesq approximation in shallow waters, it is shown that the wave evolution is governed by an integro-differential equation combining features of Korteweg–deVries and Burgers equations. For an isolated ship, the bottom roughness weakens the transient waves radiated both fore and aft. When many ships advance in tandem, a steady mount of high water can be formed in front and a depression behind. Wave forces on both an isolated ship and a ship in a caravan are obtained as functions of the mean-square roughness, ship speed and the blockage coefficient.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 616 , 10 December 2008 , pp. 397 - 417
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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