Abstract
The impact force exerted by plunging breakers on structures is most pronounced, with the impact pressure being most sensitive to the changes in air entrainment, posing a threat to the structural safety of offshore wind turbines. However, the current explanations of the high impact force mechanisms in plunging waves are relatively superficial, and the relationship between the air entrainment motion and pressure oscillations remains unclear. According to the experimentally obtained pressure characteristics and the formation of entrapped air, this paper systematically divides the process of plunging wave impact on a vertical cylinder into three stages: breaking wave crest impact, entrained air cavity impact, and plume impact. Employing a bubble image velocimetry platform to visualize flow field characteristics and quantify turbulence intensity, we investigated the connection between gas motion and impact loads. The results indicate that the conversion of gas energy is closely related to the load characteristics, with the maximum impact force occurring near the peak of the energy gradient. The gas movement significantly influences pressure oscillations, which are positively correlated with the gas's physical compression and expansion characteristics. This study has uncovered new insights into the phenomenon of plunging waves impacting wind turbine towers and has enhanced the understanding of its load characteristics.
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