Complex multidisciplinary physical fields formed by the dynamic interaction between fluid flows, structure motion, and seabed profile evolution are natural in a marine environment. Modeling and analysis of such fluid-structure-sediment interactions are essential for predicting and analyzing the nonlinear behavior of movable structures and their surrounding sediments under wave action. However, no analytical and numerical tools which consider the detailed physics of the entire coupled fluid-structure-sediment system are currently available. In this study, a three-dimensional coupled fluid-structure-sediment interaction model is developed to provide an overarching computational framework for simulating the dynamic behavior of multidisciplinary physical systems. The model consists of an extended Navier-Stokes solver that computes incompressible viscous multiphase flow, a volume-of-fluid module that tracks air-water interface motion, an immersed boundary module that tracks structure motion, and a sediment transport module that tracks suspended sediment motion and seabed profile evolution. For validation, the model is applied to hydraulic experiments on local scouring around a movable short cylinder supported at the base. It is found that the model predicts scour patterns around the cylinder reasonably well, consistent with experimental results measured in the hydraulic experiments. In addition, the computational applicability of the model is demonstrated to predict and analyze a general complex fluid-structure-sediment interaction phenomenon in the marine environment.
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Three-Dimensional Fluid-Structure-Sediment Interaction Modeling With Application to Local Scouring Around a Movable Cylinder
Tomoaki Nakamura,
Institute for Advanced Research,
Nagoya University,
Nagoya 464-8601,
e-mail: tnakamura@nagoya-u.jp
Tomoaki Nakamura
Designated Associate Professor
Institute for Advanced Research,
Nagoya University,
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku
,Nagoya 464-8601,
Japan
e-mail: tnakamura@nagoya-u.jp
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Solomon C. Yim,
Solomon C. Yim
Professor
Fellow ASME
Oregon State University,
e-mail: solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu
Fellow ASME
School of Civil and Construction Engineering
,Oregon State University,
220 Owen Hall Corvallis, OR 97331
e-mail: solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu
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Norimi Mizutani
Norimi Mizutani
Professor
Nagoya University,
Nagoya 464-8603,
e-mail: mizutani@civil.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Department of Civil Engineering
,Nagoya University,
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku
,Nagoya 464-8603,
Japan
e-mail: mizutani@civil.nagoya-u.ac.jp
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Tomoaki Nakamura
Designated Associate Professor
Institute for Advanced Research,
Nagoya University,
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku
,Nagoya 464-8601,
Japan
e-mail: tnakamura@nagoya-u.jp
Solomon C. Yim
Professor
Fellow ASME
Oregon State University,
e-mail: solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu
Fellow ASME
School of Civil and Construction Engineering
,Oregon State University,
220 Owen Hall Corvallis, OR 97331
e-mail: solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu
Norimi Mizutani
Professor
Nagoya University,
Nagoya 464-8603,
e-mail: mizutani@civil.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Department of Civil Engineering
,Nagoya University,
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku
,Nagoya 464-8603,
Japan
e-mail: mizutani@civil.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Contributed by the Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF OFFSHORE MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING. Manuscript received September 10, 2011; final manuscript received December 5, 2012; published online May 24, 2013. Assoc. Editor: Dong S. Jeng.
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. Aug 2013, 135(3): 031105 (9 pages)
Published Online: May 24, 2013
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Received:
September 10, 2011
Revision Received:
December 5, 2012
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Nakamura, T., Yim, S. C., and Mizutani, N. (May 24, 2013). "Three-Dimensional Fluid-Structure-Sediment Interaction Modeling With Application to Local Scouring Around a Movable Cylinder." ASME. J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2013; 135(3): 031105. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4023797
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