Nonlinear Hydroelastic Waves Traveling in a Plate in Terms of Plotnikov-Toland's Model

Nonlinear Hydroelastic Waves Traveling in a Plate in Terms of Plotnikov-Toland's  Model

Year:    2021

Author:    Ping Wang, Dongqiang Lu

Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 13 (2021), Iss. 3 : pp. 724–734

Abstract

Analytical study on nonlinear hydroelastic waves beneath a very large floating structure or a thin ice sheet floating on deep water is presented. Adopting the special Cosserat theory of hyperelastic shells satisfying Kirchhoff's hypothesis to describe the floating sheet, we use the potential flow theory with the dynamic boundary condition expressing a balance among the hydrodynamic, surface tension, inertial, and elastic forces. For the case of incident progressive waves, the influences of different physical parameters on the hydroelastic waves are discussed with the aid of the homotopy analysis method. We compare the hydroelastic wave deflections based on nonlinear Plotnikov and Toland's model with those obtained by the corresponding linear Euler-Bernoulli model. It is found that the behaviors of both models are almost the same for small amplitudes, while the nonlinear plate deflections increase greatly at large amplitudes. Further, the graphical comparisons are presented to show the behavior of the angular frequency versus wave amplitudes.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/aamm.OA-2019-0307

Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 13 (2021), Iss. 3 : pp. 724–734

Published online:    2021-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    11

Keywords:    Nonlinear hydroelastic waves incident progressive waves special Cosserat theory of hyperelastic shells homotopy analysis method.

Author Details

Ping Wang

Dongqiang Lu