Abstract
Marine biofouling is a major concern in the operational performance of submerged floating tunnels (SFTs). The objective of this research is to extend hydrodynamic conditions in experiments and numerically investigate the effects of marine fouling on the hydrodynamic behavior of SFTs, including flow characteristics and forces on the SFT subject to waves. A sensitivity analysis of roughness parameters including different roughness heights and roughness coverage ratios is carried out. Additionally, the hydrodynamic forces of a roughened SFT with a circular shape and a newly designed parametric shape are compared.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | ISOPE-24-34-2-158 |
| Pages (from-to) | 158–163 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
| Event | 33th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference 2023 - Ottawa, Canada Duration: 19 Jun 2023 → 23 Jun 2023 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- hydrodynamic forces
- Marine fouling
- Morison equation
- OpenFOAM
- roughness parameters
- submerged floating tunnel
- waves
