Large Scale Experimental Study on Waves and Submerged Horizontal Cylinders

Abstract

A large-scale physical model experiment was conducted to study the interaction between regular waves and submerged horizontal cylinders, breaking through the bottleneck of a low Reynolds number in a traditional small water tank. The surface pressure distribution and overall force of submerged horizontal cylinders at different submerged depths in waves with different heights and periods under a high Reynolds number were analyzed, and the variation in first- and second-order wave forces with wave height periods was analyzed. Subsequently, the influence of the cylinder on the wave field was analyzed, and the reflection coefficient was obtained through the three-point separation method. According to the analysis of the experimental results, the horizontal and vertical forces acting on the submerged cylinder per linear meter are similar, with the horizontal force slightly greater than the vertical force; at the same time, the submerged cylinder has a certain reflection effect on long-period waves. The summary, analysis, and display of relevant experimental results provide validation support for the current high-precision mathematical model as much as possible.