Analysis of hydrodynamic characteristics for arbitrary multihull ships advancing in waves |
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Authors: | Yoshiyuki Inoue Md Kamruzzaman |
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Institution: | (1) Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan;(2) Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, ClassNK, Tokyo, Japan |
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Abstract: | Multihull vessels have emerged as popular alternatives to conventional monohull ships for high-speed crafts. However, the
bridging structures connecting the hulls are vulnerable to various wave actions and the wave impact on the bottom of them
is the most serious problems associated with multihulled vessels. In this study, prediction of relative wave elevations under
the bridging structures is investigated for multihull ships traveling with forward speed in waves. A computer code YNU-SEA
using the three-dimensional (3D) Green function method with forward speed has been developed and used to analyze the hydrodynamic
radiation and diffraction forces and motion responses for high-speed catamarans in waves. The results of the present calculations
are compared with those of previous calculations as well as with experimental results. The numerical results reveal that the
present computer code can be used as a powerful tool for the accurate numerical computation of seakeeping problems for multihull
ships advancing in waves. Numerical calculations of wave pattern are also carried out including wave interactions between
the hulls to analyze the effects of hull form on the free surface flow around catamarans advancing in waves. The analysis
of the wave pattern allows the determination of relative wave height including radiation and diffraction waves. Finally, some
discussions are included based on these numerical results which may be helpful for the accurate prediction of relative wave
height and wave breaking load on the deck associated with multihull ships. |
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Keywords: | Seakeeping Multihull ship Forward speed 3D Green function |
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