Under the assumption of potential flow and linear wave theory, a semi-analytic method based on eigenfunciton expansion is proposed to predict the hydrody-namic forces on an array of three bottom-mounted, surface-piercing circular cylinders. The responses of the cylinders induced by wave excitation are determined by the equa-tions of motion coupled with the solutions of the wave radiation and diffraction problems. Experiments for three-cylinder cases are then designed and performed in a wave flume to determine the accuracy of this method for regular waves.
Wei SU;Jie-min ZHAN;Yok-sheung LI
. Oscillations of elastically mounted cylinders in regular waves[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2014
, 35(6)
: 767
-782
.
DOI: 10.1007/s10483-014-1850-6
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