Launching of ships from horizontal berth by tipping tables – CFD simulation of wave generation. (1st May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Senjanović, Ivo; Katavić, Josip; Vukčević, Vuko; Vladimir, Nikola; Jasak, Hrvoje
• Is Part Of: Engineering structures. Volume 210(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-05-01
• Subjects: Launching -- Horizontal berth -- Tipping table -- Numerical simulation -- Model test -- CFD; Structural engineering -- Periodicals; Structural analysis (Engineering) -- Periodicals; Construction, Technique de la -- Périodiques; Génie parasismique -- Périodiques; Pression du vent -- Périodiques; Earthquake engineering; Structural engineering; Wind-pressure; Periodicals; 624.105
• DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.110343
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0141-0296

Abstract

Abstract: The paper considers the side launching of ships from a horizontal berth by tipping tables. The launching process is split into the six phases and a system of nonlinear differential equations of motion is established. The system is solved using the finite difference method. The numerical calculations of the side launching of a large tanker are performed and the results are compared against the model test results. The generation of a high surface wave is simulated with CFD as a 2D problem. The numerical simulation captures the physics of the side launching with high accuracy. The advantages of building the floating structures on a horizontal berth are pointed out.