Froude–Krylov force
Appearance
In
viscous
forces acting on a floating body in regular waves. The diffraction force is due to the floating body disturbing the waves.
Formulas
The Froude–Krylov force can be calculated from:
where
- is the Froude–Krylov force,
- is the wetted surface of the floating body,
- is the pressure in the undisturbed waves and
- the body's normal vectorpointing into the water.
In the simplest case the formula may be expressed as the product of the wetted surface area (A) of the floating body, and the dynamic pressure acting from the waves on the body:
The dynamic pressure, , close to the surface, is given by:
where
- is the sea water density (approx. 1030 kg/m3)
- is the acceleration due to the earth's gravity (9.81 m/s2)
- is the wave height from trough.
See also
References
- Faltinsen, O. M. (1990). Sea Loads on Ships and Offshore Structures. ISBN 978-0-521-45870-2.