In the present work, the open source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) package-Open
Field Operation and Manipulation (OpenFoam®) is used to simulate wave-structure …

In this work the numerical model IHFOAM is extended to incorporate moving-boundary wave
generation and absorption capabilities. The goal is to obtain a solver that includes free …

The present study examines the wave type and wave steepness impacts onto the floating
offshore wind turbine (FOWT) hydro/aerodynamics. With the aid of using a high-fidelity aero …

Waves and currents coexist in a wide range of natural locations for the deployment of
offshore structures and devices. This combined wave–current environment largely …

The development of accurate, real-time predictive models for weakly nonlinear
multidirectional wave fields would enable a significant reduction in the cost of wave energy …

Insight is provided into focused wave group runup on a plane beach by means of laboratory
wave flume experiments and numerical simulations. A focused wave group is presented as …

Accurate future prediction of wave fields can be used to optimize the performance of wave
energy converters as well as various offshore operations. A highly efficient model using …

The nonlinear hydrodynamic responses of a novel spar-type soft-moored floating offshore
wind turbine are investigated via analysis of motion measurements from a wave-basin …

Periodic water waves generate Stokes drift as manifest from the orbits of Lagrangian
particles not fully closing. Stokes drift can contribute to the transport of floating marine litter …

This paper presents a numerical investigation on the harmonic structure of hydrodynamic
forces on a fixed and simplified representative floating production, storage and offloading …