Modeling Wave-Structure Interaction and its Implications in Offshore Structure Stability

摘要

The knowledge of wave loads and wave overtopping over platforms isof paramount importance for the structural design. Wave breaking onstructures induces a turbulent multi-phase flow and hence itscharacterization represents a challenging task for both experimentalistsand numerical modelers. More recently, the Bubble Image Velocimetrytechnique has allowed measurements of the flow velocity field in thehighly aerated flow. This paper employs OpenFOAM® for thesimulation of offshore wave-structure interaction. The model isvalidated for offshore applications using laboratory data. Subsequently,flow predictions around the structure are employed in a structuraldynamic model to study the structure stability.