Virtual Wave Structure Interaction (WSI) Simulation Environment
Lead Research Organisation:
Plymouth University
Department Name: Sch of Computing, Electronics & Maths
Abstract
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Organisations
Publications
Martínez Ferrer P
(2016)
A multi-region coupling scheme for compressible and incompressible flow solvers for two-phase flow in a numerical wave tank
in Computers & Fluids
Martínez-Ferrer P
(2018)
An efficient finite-volume method to study the interaction of two-phase fluid flows with elastic structures
in Journal of Fluids and Structures
Martínez-Ferrer P
(2018)
Improved numerical wave generation for modelling ocean and coastal engineering problems
in Ocean Engineering
Mehmood A.
(2016)
Numerical simulation of nonlinear water waves based on fully nonlinear potential flow theory in openFOAM®-extend
in Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
Langfeld K.
(2016)
The virtual source approach to non-linear potential flow simulations
in Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
| Description | In the project overall, we have shown that it is possible to couple together distinctly different numerical methods within the open-source OpenFOAM environment to create a numerical wave tank which can be used as a comprehensive model for wave-structure interactions. |
| Exploitation Route | Software models being built into OpenFOAM open source solver will be available in open source for academic and industrial users as a numerical wave tank for simulating wave-structure interactions. The findings are currently being used and further developed within the CCP-WSI project EP/M022382/1. |
| Sectors | Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Environment |
| Description | Outcomes from the current award have informed EP/M022382/1 "A CCP on Wave/Structure Interaction: CCP-WSI". The latter project has subsequently provided extensive training and further resources for industry. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
| Description | EPSRC Collaborative Computational Projects |
| Amount | £483,159 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/M022382/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2015 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Title | OpenFOAM Potential Flow solver |
| Description | Developed a stable and accurate surface-tracking Potential Flow solver for OpenFOAM to model non-overturning water waves. This will eventually become open-source but is currently being integrated with OpenFAOM incompressible and compressible Navier-Stokes solvers. Eventually, fully integrated numerical wave tank will be produced. |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Impact | n/a yet. |
| Title | Virtual Source Method solver |
| Description | Virtual Source Model is a novel method for modelling non-overturning waves using integral equation methods. Method has been tested in various scenarios and will be developed to integrate with incompressible and compressible Navier-Stokes solvers in OpenFOAM. Abstract outlining method accepted for presentation at ISOPE 2016. |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Impact | n/a yet. |