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Wave absorbing system using inclined perforated plates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2008

I. H. CHO  and
M. H. KIM
I. H. CHO
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Industrial Engineering, Cheju National University, Jeju 690-756, Korea
M. H. KIM
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Abstract

The interaction of oblique monochromatic incident waves with horizontal/inclined/dual porous plates is investigated in the context of two-dimensional linear potential theory and Darcy's law (the normal velocity of fluid passing through a thin porous plate is linearly proportional to the pressure difference across it). The developed theory is verified by both small-scale and full-scale experiments. First, matched eigenfunction expansion (MEE) solutions for a horizontal porous plate are obtained. The relationship between the plate porosity and the porous parameter is obtained from systematic model tests by using six porous plates with different sizes and spacing of circular holes. Secondly, a multi-domain boundary-element method (BEM) using simple-sources (second-kind modified Bessel function) is developed to confirm the MEE solutions and to apply to more general cases including inclined or multiple porous plates. The BEM-based inner solutions are matched to the eigenfunction-based outer solutions to satisfy the outgoing radiation condition in the far field. Both analytical and BEM solutions with the developed empirical porous parameter agree with each other and correlate well with both small-scale data from a two-dimensional wave-tank test and full-scale measurement in a large wave basin. Using the developed predictive tools, wave-absorption efficiency is assessed for various combinations of porosity, water depth, submergence depth, wave heading, and plate/wave characteristics. In particular, it is found that the performance can be improved by imposing the proper inclination angle near the free surface. The optimal porosity is near porosity P=0.1 and the optimal inclination angle is around 10° as long as the plate length is greater than 20% of the wavelength. Based on the selected optimal parameters (porosity=0.1 and inclination angle=11.3°), the effective wave-absorption system for MOERI's square basin is designed.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 608 , 10 August 2008 , pp. 1 - 20
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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