Abstract
An outline of a time-domain boundary integral equation method (with second-order accuracy) for bodies floating on a fluid is given. It includes the full nonlinear dynamics of a potential flow with a free surface. To validate the method, a partially immersed body is forced to oscillate at a small amplitude for each of three modes. Relevant components of the reaction force on the body are integrated separately, thereby enhancing the accuracy of the hydrodynamic coefficients determined from this force signal. Linear frequency-domain results in a range of frequencies agree well with the present ones for the square, excellently for the circle. Nonlinear fluid-body interaction is simulated for a vertically oscillating square with amplitudes up to 80% of its draft. The force dependence on the motion amplitude provides a confirmation of second-order theory. Furthermore, the triple-frequency force component shows a pronounced cubic dependence on the amplitude.
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