effects of diffraction and radiation on a submerged sphere绕射和辐射淹没范围的影响.pdfVIP

IJMMS 28:9 (2001) 499–515 PII. S0161171201007955 © Hindawi Publishing Corp. EFFECTS OF DIFFRACTION AND RADIATION ON A SUBMERGED SPHERE MATIUR RAHMAN (Received 20 July 2001) Abstract. This paper deals with an investigation of the effects of diffraction and radiation on a submerged sphere in water of finite depth d. We assume that the fluid is homoge- neous, inviscid, and incompressible, and the fluid motion is irrotational. In real situations, the submerged sphere will experience six degrees of freedom (i.e., motions); three transla- tional and three rotational. In this paper, however, we consider a very idealized situation because of the complex nature of the physical problem. Two important motions, namely, the surge (horizontal oscillations) and the heave (vertical oscillations) motions are stud- ied. Our attention is mainly focused on the hydrodynamic coefficients of these motions. The crux of the problem lies entirely on the determination of these coefficients which are inherently related to the determination of the motions of the submerged sphere in regular waves. This type of problem is usually solved by using potential theory, and mathemat- ically, we look for the solution of a velocity potential which satisfies Laplace’s equation along with the free surface, body surface, and bottom boundary conditions in conjunction with a radiation condition. This boundary value problem, in fact, consists of two separate problems: (a) diffraction problem and (b) radiation problem. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification. 76R10. 1. Introduction. The motions of a spherical body in a regular gravity wave are in- vestigated in this paper. There are plenty of practical instances where this study can be used. A simple and very useful examp