Experimental and numerical study of ship-to-ship interactions in overtaking manoeuvres.

ABSTRACT: The study on close-quarter manoeuvring of vessels is of great importance for the safety and efficiency of maritime operations. In this paper, the hydrodynamic interactions between two vessels in moderate-speed overtaking manoeuvres are studied. Computational investigation by free-surface panel method is performed, and the results are assessed against experimental measurements from towing-tank model tests. The influences of overtaking speed and the speed difference between vessels on the hydrodynamic loads are studied. It is found that the free-surface deformation, on account of the blockage effects of the bodies, wave-making properties of the vessels, and the interference of unsteady wave patterns between the vessels, considerably affects the hydrodynamic interactions. In addition, it is a

SUBMITTER: Yu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6545055 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature