Radiation force

Linear theory

Following Cummin’s method, the added mass and radiation damping loads on a body or group of bodies are computed, in the time domain, using the following convolution integral equation:

\[\mathbf{f}_{R}(t) = - \mathbf{A}_{\infty} \mathbf{\ddot{x}}(t) - \int_0^t \mathbf{K}(t-\tau) \mathbf{\dot{x}}(\tau) d\tau\]

The impulse response function \(\mathbf{K}(t)\) account for the past motion of the body, while the infinite added mass \(\mathbf{A}_{\infty}\) gives the body’s instantaneous response to acceleration. All these terms are to be computed using the frequency-dependant added mass and radiation damping coefficients.

Impulse response function (IRF)

The infinite added mass and damping coefficients are given by a linear potential flow based solver. The impulse response can be computed from the frequency-domain damping coefficients.

\[\mathbf{K}(t) = c(t) \frac{2}{\pi} \int_0^{\infty} \mathbf{B}(\omega) \cos(\omega t) d\omega\]

where

• \(\mathbf{B}(\omega)\) is the frequency-dependant damping matrix, at circular frequency \(\omega\),
• \(c(t)\) is a cutoff scaling function

Cutoff scaling function

The convolution involving the impulse response function requires to integrate from the start of the simulation, which leads to an increasing cpu cost as the simulation progresses. However, since the impulse response function tends to decay to zero, it is possible to cutoff the responses from the past motion of the body. Truncating the impulse response function may introduce numerical errors and negative damping, with energy fed in the simulation. Scaling the impulse response function instead ensure to limit the negative damping phenomena.

A cutoff scaling function can be applied when loading results from the linear potential flow based solver into the hydrodynamic database, using the python scripts. The cutoff function is based on an exponential function:

\[c(t) = \exp\left(-\dfrac{3t}{T_c}\right)^2\]

where \(T_c\) is the cutoff time.

Effect of constant forward speed on the radiation force

When steady forward speed is considered, coupling effect between the yaw and pitch motion with the heave and sway force appears in the radiation model. In the case of slender body, the radiation convolution model presented in previous section can be modified to take into this effect [Rongere].

\[\mathbf{f}_R(t) = -\mathbf{A}(\infty, \mathbf{U}) \mathbf{\ddot{x}}(t) - \mathbf{B}(\infty, \mathbf{U})\mathbf{\dot{x}}(t) - \int_0^t \mathbf{K}(t-\tau, \mathbf{U}) \mathbf{\dot{x}}(\tau) d\tau\]

where \(\mathbf{B}(\infty, \mathbf{U})\) is the linear damping term at infinity and the convolution term \(\mu(t)\) :

\[\mu(t) = \int_0^t \mathbf{K}(t-\tau, \mathbf{U}) \mathbf{\dot{x}}(\tau) d\tau\]

The memory term can be decomposed into two functions \(\mu_0(t)\) and \(\mu_U(t)\) independent of \(\mathbf{U}\) :

\[\mu(t) = \mu_0(t) + \mathbf{U} \mu_U(t)\]

with,

\[\begin{split}\mu_0(t) = \frac{2}{\pi} \int_0^{\infty} \mathbf{B}_0(\omega) \cos(\omega t) d\omega \\ \mu_U(t) = \frac{2}{\pi} \int_0^{\infty} (\mathbf{A}_0(\infty) - \mathbf{A}_0(\omega)) \mathbf{L} \cos(\omega t) d\omega\end{split}\]

where,

\[\begin{split}\mathbf{L} = \left( \begin{array}{cccc} 0 & \ldots & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & \ldots & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & \ldots & -1 & 0 \\ \vdots & \ddots & \vdots & \vdots \\ 0 & \ldots & 0 & 0 \\ \end{array} \right)\end{split}\]

The decomposition of the linear damping term takes the following forms:

\[\begin{split}\mathbf{B}_{\infty}(\mathbf{U}) &=& \lim\limits_{\omega \rightarrow +\infty} \mathbf{B}(\omega, \mathbf{U}) \\ &=& \lim\limits_{\omega \rightarrow +\infty} \left( \mathbf{B}_0(\omega) + \mathbf{U} . \mathbf{B}_U(\omega) \right) \\ &=& \lim\limits_{\omega \rightarrow +\infty} -\mathbf{U} \mathbf{A}_0(\omega) \mathbf{L} \\ &=& -\mathbf{U} \mathbf{A}_0(\infty) \mathbf{L}\end{split}\]

Reference:

[Rongere]

Rongère, J.M. Kobus, A. Babarit, G. Delhommeau, “Comparative study of two methods to compute the radiation forces for a rowing application”, 12eme Journées de l’Hydrodynamique, nantes, 17-19 novembre 2010