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Modeling and numerical simulation of the forces acting on a sphere during early-water entry

TitoloModeling and numerical simulation of the forces acting on a sphere during early-water entry
Tipo di pubblicazioneArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Anno di Pubblicazione2014
AutoriAbraham, J., Gorman J., Reseghetti Franco, Sparrow E., Stark J., and Shepard T.
RivistaOcean Engineering
Volume76
Paginazione1-9
ISSN00298018
Parole chiaveApproximate analysis, Computational fluid dynamics, Computer simulation, Drag, drag coefficient, Drag forces, Expendable bathythermographs, experimental study, Model and simulation, model test, Model validation, Modeling, Momentum transfer, numerical model, Numerical models, Oceanographic devices, Parametric variation, Reynolds number, Simplifying assumptions, sphere, Spheres, Surface waters, Temperature distribution, Water entry
Abstract

Mathematical modeling, absent simplifying assumptions and coupled with numerical simulation, has been implemented to determine the motions and forces experienced by a sphere penetrating a water surface from an air space above the surface. The model and simulation are validated by comparisons with extensive experimental data and with trends from approximate analyses. Although the present work adds to the understanding and quantification of the sphere as an entry object, its major contribution is model development and validation to enable investigation of water entry of objects of practical utility such as the expendable bathythermograph (XBT). The XBT device is widely used in the determination of temperature distributions in large water bodies such as oceans. The measured temperature distributions are, in turn, used to determine the thermal energy content of oceans. During the course of the numerical simulations, parametric variations were made of the sphere velocity, surface tension, flow regime (laminar or turbulent), and Reynolds number. The drag-coefficient results were found to be independent of these quantities. This outcome indicates that momentum transfer from the sphere to the adjacent liquid is responsible for the drag force and that friction is a secondary issue. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

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URLhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84889645296&doi=10.1016%2fj.oceaneng.2013.11.015&partnerID=40&md5=e987f8466f41ffba6dee7d6dd65184ef
DOI10.1016/j.oceaneng.2013.11.015
Citation KeyAbraham20141