Review: Recent Development of High-Order-Spectral Method Combined with Computational Fluid Dynamics Method for Wave-Structure Interactions

Abstract

The present paper reviews the recent developments of a high-order-spectral method (HOS) and the combination with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method for wave-structure interactions. As the numerical simulations of wave-structure interaction require efficiency and accuracy, as well as the ability in calculating in open sea states, the HOS method has its strength in both generating extreme waves in open seas and fast convergence in simulations, while computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method has its advantages in simulating violent wave-structure interactions. This paper provides the new thoughts for fast and accurate simulations, as well as the future work on innovations in fine fluid field of numerical simulations.