Hydrodynamic Behavior of Fluid Resonance Between Twin Boxes in Moonpool with Various Edge Profiles Under Wave Actions

Fluid resonance in moonpool formed by twin boxes under wave actions is investigated by using a viscous numerical wave flume with ReNormalization Group(RNG)turbulent model.The accuracy of the numerical model is validated by available experimental data.Three types of edge profiles,the sharp edge,concave edge and convex edge are con-sidered.Numerical simulations show that the normalized resonant amplitude in moonpool decreases with the decrease of moonpool opening or increase of incident wave amplitude.The increased reflection coefficients are the major reason for the phenomena,implying less wave energy is able to support the wave resonance in moonpool.With the increase of incident wave height,the energy coefficients increase for convex edges around resonant fre-quency,which are oppositely with those of sharp and concave edges.Various flow patterns of the wave resonance in the vicinity of the moonpool entrance are also identified,which are mainly dependent on the edge profiles.