Prediction of the Occurrence Probability of Freak Waves in Unidirectional Sea State Using Deep Learning
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Published:2023-12-03
Issue:12
Volume:11
Page:2296
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ISSN:2077-1312
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Container-title:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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language:en
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Short-container-title:JMSE
Author:
Zhou Binzhen1,
Wang Jiahao1,
Ding Kanglixi1,
Wang Lei1,
Liu Yingyi2ORCID
Affiliation:
1. School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
2. Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
Abstract
Predicting extreme waves can foresee the hydrodynamic environment of marine engineering, critical for avoiding disaster risks. Till now, there are barely any available models that can rapidly and accurately predict the occurrence probability of freak waves in a given state. This paper develops a trained model based on the Back Propagation (BP) neural network, with wave parameters of unidirectional sea state fed into the model, such as significant wave height, wave period, spectral type, and the intermodal distance of the peak frequencies. A rapid and accurate model optimized for predicting the occurrence probability of freak waves in a unidirectional sea state, from unimodal to bimodal configuration, is achieved by iterating to reduce accumulation errors. Compared to the regression and least-squares boosting trees, the optimized model performs much better in accurately predicting the occurrence probability of freak waves. Irrespective of whether in unimodal or bimodal sea state, this optimized model is competitive in calculation accuracy compared to theoretical models such as Rayleigh prediction and MER prediction, improved by at least 41%. The established model based on the BP neural network can quickly predict the threshold of freak waves in a given sea state, guiding practical engineering applications.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
National Natural Science Foundation of China National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Project
Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation
Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Funds of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development
Subject
Ocean Engineering,Water Science and Technology,Civil and Structural Engineering