A variational principle for three-dimensional interactions between water waves and a floating rigid body with interior fluid motion

2019 ◽  
Vol 866 ◽  
pp. 630-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Alemi Ardakani

A variational principle is given for the motion of a rigid body dynamically coupled to its interior fluid sloshing in three-dimensional rotating and translating coordinates. The fluid is assumed to be inviscid and incompressible. The Euler–Poincaré reduction framework of rigid body dynamics is adapted to derive the coupled partial differential equations for the angular momentum and linear momentum of the rigid body and for the motion of the interior fluid relative to the body coordinate system attached to the moving rigid body. The variational principle is extended to the problem of interactions between gravity-driven potential flow water waves and a freely floating rigid body dynamically coupled to its interior fluid motion in three dimensions.

2017 ◽  
Vol 827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Alemi Ardakani

New variational principles are given for the two-dimensional interactions between gravity-driven water waves and a rotating and translating rectangular vessel dynamically coupled to its interior potential flow with uniform vorticity. The complete set of equations of motion for the exterior water waves, the exact nonlinear hydrodynamic equations of motion for the vessel in the roll/pitch, sway/surge and heave directions, and also the full set of equations of motion for the interior fluid of the vessel, relative to the body coordinate system attached to the rotating–translating vessel, are derived from two Lagrangian functionals.


2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 710-715
Author(s):  
Angel Sanz-Andre´s ◽  
Gonzalo Tevar ◽  
Francisco-Javier Rivas

The increasing use of very light structures in aerospace applications are given rise to the need of taking into account the effects of the surrounding media in the motion of a structure (as for instance, in modal testing of solar panels or antennae) as it is usually performed in the motion of bodies submerged in water in marine applications. New methods are in development aiming at to determine rigid-body properties (the center of mass position and inertia properties) from the results of oscillations tests (at low frequencies during modal testing, by exciting the rigid-body modes only) by using the equations of the rigid-body dynamics. As it is shown in this paper, the effect of the surrounding media significantly modifies the oscillation dynamics in the case of light structures and therefore this effect should be taken into account in the development of the above-mentioned methods. The aim of the paper is to show that, if a central point exists for the aerodynamic forces acting on the body, the motion equations for the small amplitude rotational and translational oscillations can be expressed in a form which is a generalization of the motion equations for a body in vacuum, thus allowing to obtain a physical idea of the motion and aerodynamic effects and also significantly simplifying the calculation of the solutions and the interpretation of the results. In the formulation developed here the translational oscillations and the rotational motion around the center of mass are decoupled, as is the case for the rigid-body motion in vacuum, whereas in the classical added mass formulation the six motion equations are coupled. Also in this paper the nonsteady motion of small amplitude of a rigid body submerged in an ideal, incompressible fluid is considered in order to define the conditions for the existence of the central point in the case of a three-dimensional body. The results here presented are also of interest in marine applications.


Author(s):  
H. Alemi Ardakani ◽  
T. J. Bridges ◽  
F. Gay-Balmaz ◽  
Y. H. Huang ◽  
C. Tronci

A variational principle is derived for two-dimensional incompressible rotational fluid flow with a free surface in a moving vessel when both the vessel and fluid motion are to be determined. The fluid is represented by a stream function and the vessel motion is represented by a path in the planar Euclidean group. Novelties in the formulation include how the pressure boundary condition is treated, the introduction of a stream function into the Euler–Poincaré variations, the derivation of free surface variations and how the equations for the vessel path in the Euclidean group, coupled to the fluid motion, are generated automatically.


2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 124-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravishankar Shivarama ◽  
Eric P. Fahrenthold

A combination of Euler parameter kinematics and Hamiltonian mechanics provides a rigid body dynamics model well suited for use in strongly nonlinear problems involving arbitrarily large rotations. The model is unconstrained, free of singularities, includes a general potential energy function and a minimum set of momentum variables, and takes an explicit state space form convenient for numerical implementation. The general formulation may be specialized to address particular applications, as illustrated in several three dimensional example problems.


2011 ◽  
Vol 667 ◽  
pp. 474-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
HAMID ALEMI ARDAKANI ◽  
THOMAS J. BRIDGES

New shallow-water equations (SWEs), for sloshing in three dimensions (two horizontal and one vertical) in a vessel which is undergoing rigid-body motion in 3-space, are derived. The rigid-body motion of the vessel (roll–pitch–yaw and/or surge–sway–heave) is modelled exactly and the only approximations are in the fluid motion. The flow is assumed to be inviscid but vortical, with approximations on the vertical velocity and acceleration at the surface. These equations improve previous shallow-water models. The model also extends to three dimensions the essence of the Penney–Price–Taylor theory for the highest standing wave. The surface SWEs are simulated using a split-step alternating direction implicit finite-difference scheme. Numerical experiments are reported, including comparisons with existing results in the literature, and simulations with vessels undergoing full 3-D rotations.


1992 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. Pennock ◽  
B. A. Oncu

This paper applies screw theory to the dynamic analysis of a rigid body in general spatial motion. Particular emphasis is placed upon the geometric interpretation of the velocity screw, the momentum screw, and the force screw which provide valuable physical insight into the dynamic behavior of the rigid body. The geometric relation between the velocity screw and the momentum screw is discussed in some detail. The paper shows that the dual angle between the two screws provides insight into the kinetics of the rigid body. The dynamic state of motion of the body is then described by a dual vector equation, referred to as the dual Euler equation. The paper shows that the geometric equivalent of the dual Euler equation is a spatial triangle which can be used as a graphical method of solution, or as a check, of the analytical formulation. The concepts introduced in this paper are illustrated by the well-known example of a thin, homogeneous, circular disk rolling without slipping on a flat horizontal surface. With the widespread use of computer graphics and computer-aided design, the geometric approach presented here will prove useful in the graphical representation of the dynamics of a rigid body.


2012 ◽  
Vol 708 ◽  
pp. 480-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhan Wang ◽  
Paul A. Milewski

AbstractThe dynamics of solitary gravity–capillary water waves propagating on the surface of a three-dimensional fluid domain is studied numerically. In order to accurately compute complex time-dependent solutions, we simplify the full potential flow problem by using surface variables and taking a particular cubic truncation possessing a Hamiltonian with desirable properties. This approximation agrees remarkably well with the full equations for the bifurcation curves, wave profiles and the dynamics of solitary waves for a two-dimensional fluid domain, and with higher-order truncations in three dimensions. Fully localized solitary waves are then computed in the three-dimensional problem and the stability and interaction of both line and localized solitary waves are investigated via numerical time integration of the equations. There are many solitary wave branches, indexed by their finite energy as their amplitude tends to zero. The dynamics of the solitary waves is complex, involving nonlinear focusing of wavepackets, quasi-elastic collisions, and the generation of propagating, spatially localized, time-periodic structures akin to breathers.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min-Su Park ◽  
Weoncheol Koo

The interaction of water waves with partially porous-surfaced circular cylinders was investigated. A three-dimensional numerical modeling was developed based on the complete mathematical formulation of the eigenfunction expansion method in the potential flow. Darcy’s law was applied to describe the porous boundary. The partial-porous cylinder is composed of a porous-surfaced body near the free surface, and an impermeable-surfaced body with an end-capped rigid bottom below the porous region. The optimal ratio of the porous portion to the impermeable portion can be adopted to design an effective ocean structure with minimal hydrodynamic impact. To scrutinize the hydrodynamic interactions inNpartial-porous circular cylinders, the computational fluid domain is divided into three regions: an exterior region,Ninner porous body regions, andNregions beneath the body. Wave excitation forces and wave run-up on multibodied partial-porous cylinders are calculated and compared for various porous-portion ratios and wave conditions, all of which significantly influence the hydrodynamic property.


Author(s):  
Brynne Nicolsen ◽  
Huailong Shi ◽  
Liang Wang ◽  
Ahmed A. Shabana

Commonly-used sloshing models are either unable to capture changes in the continuous distribution of the fluid free surface, or are not suited for the integration with high fidelity computational multibody system (MBS) algorithms. The objective of this investigation is to address this deficiency by developing a new continuum-based liquid sloshing approach that accounts for the effect of complex fluid and tank geometry and can be systematically integrated with MBS algorithms in order to allow for studying complex motion scenarios. A unified geometry/analysis mesh is used from the outset to examine the effect of liquid sloshing on railroad and highway vehicle dynamics during various maneuvers including braking and curve negotiation [1,2]. Using a non-modal approach, the geometry of the tank and fluid is accurately defined, a continuum-based fluid constitutive model is developed, and a fluid-tank contact algorithm using the penalty approach is employed. In order to examine the effect of liquid sloshing on vehicle dynamics during curve negotiation, a general and precise definition of the outward inertia force is defined, which for flexible bodies does not take the simple form used in rigid body dynamics. During maneuvers, the liquid may experience large displacements and significant changes in shape that can be captured effectively using absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) finite elements. For rail systems, the liquid sloshing model is integrated with a three-dimensional MBS vehicle algorithm, in which the three-dimensional wheel/rail contact force formulation is used to account for the longitudinal, lateral, and spin creep forces that influence vehicle stability. The effects of fluid sloshing on vehicle dynamics in the case of a tank partially filled with liquid are studied and compared with the equivalent rigid body model in braking and curve negotiation. The results obtained in the study of the rail vehicle model show that liquid sloshing can exacerbate the unbalance effects when the rail vehicle negotiates a curve at a velocity higher than the balance speed, and can significantly increase coupler forces during braking. Analysis of the highway vehicle model shows that the liquid sloshing changes the contact forces between the tires and the ground — increasing the forces on certain wheels and decreasing the forces on other wheels — which in cases of extreme sloshing, can negatively impact the vehicle stability by increasing the possibility of wheel lift and vehicle rollover.


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