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In this paper, the hydrodynamic coefficients of a horizontal semi-immersed cylinder in steady current and oscillatory flow combining with constant current are obtained via forced oscillation experiments in a towing tank. Three nondimensional parameters (Re, KC and Fr) are introduced to investigate their effects on the hydrodynamic coefficients. The experimental results show that overtopping is evident and dominates when the Reynolds number exceeds 5×105 in the experiment. Under steady current condition, overtopping increases the drag coefficient significantly at high Reynolds numbers. Under oscillatory flow with constant current condition, the added mass coefficient can even reach a maximum value about 3.5 due to overtopping while the influence of overtopping on the drag coefficient is minor.
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Foundation item: This work was financially supported by the SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture of Norway and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51490674).
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Song, Ch., Fu, Sx., Tang, Xy. et al. Hydrodynamics of the Semi-Immersed Cylinder by Forced Oscillation Model Testing. China Ocean Eng 32, 110–116 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-018-0012-2
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