Hydrodynamics and stability of oblique water entry in waves

Z Li, H Hu, C Wang, Z Xie, X Chen, Z Yuan, P Du - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Waves, a constant presence in the ocean, significantly influence the stability of a vehicle's
water entry. In the present work, the effects of waves on the water entry of a vehicle …

Recent developments on the water entry impact of wedges and projectiles

AZ Chaudhry, Y Shi, G Pan - Ships and Offshore Structures, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the scientific community, water entry impact study has been remained focus by various
authors across the globe in past decades. This paper reviews different analytical …

A comprehensive review study on multiphase analysis of water entry bodies

BS Prasad, GRK Sastry, HN Das - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Water entry bodies are one of the predominating sections in fluid dynamics. The study of
physics plays a vital role in understanding the forces, moments, and shape of the cavity …

Experimental investigation on trajectory stability of high-speed water entry projectiles

T Chen, W Huang, W Zhang, Y Qi, Z Guo - Ocean Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Trajectory stability of high-speed water-entry projectiles is investigated experimentally in the
present paper. The effects of nose shape, impact velocity, and water-entry attitude angle on …

An experimental study of the water entry trajectories of truncated cone projectiles: The influence of nose parameters

YT Sui, S Li, FR Ming, A Zhang - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We report on an experimental study of the trajectories of truncated cone projectiles on water
entry. The water entry trajectory stability is of great significance to the motion control of …

Numerical investigation on entry of an inclined cylinder into water under uniform current and wind

JY Sun, SL Sun, ZF Zhang, HL Ren - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The entry of a circular cylinder into water represents the problem of the coupling of
multiphase flow with highly unsteady and nonlinear dynamics. Few studies have examined …

Experimental and numerical study of the water entry of projectiles at high oblique entry speed

ZJ Song, WY Duan, GD Xu, BB Zhao - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The water entry of cylindrical projectiles at high oblique speed has been investigated
experimentally and numerically. Projectiles with three types of noses and different lengths …

Dynamics of pulsed laser-induced cavities on a liquid–gas interface: from a conical splash to a 'bullet'jet

JM Rosselló, H Reese, CD Ohl - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2022 - cambridge.org
The inception of a cavitation bubble in a liquid by focusing a short and intense laser pulse
near its free surface develops not only an upwards directed jet, but a second jet of opposite …

Numerical simulation for ice breaking and water entry of sphere

H Ren, X Zhao - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional ice-water-structure interaction numerical model is developed to
simulate the ice breaking and water entry of rigid spheres. The algorithm employs the …

Experimental investigation of oblique water entry of high-speed truncated cone projectiles: Cavity dynamics and impact load

YT Sui, AM Zhang, FR Ming, S Li - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Experiments on oblique water entry of high-speed projectiles are performed to investigate
cavity evolution and impact loads. The nose shape determines the cavity behavior and …