A Source Point Distribution Scheme for Wave-Body Interaction Problem

A two-dimensional linear wave-body interaction problem can be solved using a desingularized integral method by placing free surface Rankine sources over calm water surface and satisfying boundary conditions at prescribed collocation points on the
calm water surface. A new free-surface Rankine source distribution scheme, determined by the intersection points of free surface and body surface, is developed to reduce numerical computation cost. Associated with this, a new treatment is given to the intersection point. The present scheme results are in good agreement with traditional numerical results and measurements.

• Aichun Feng
• Zhi-Min Chen
• Jing Tang Xing

• Source point distribution
• panel method
• Rankine source
• desingularized algorithm.

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