Inverse Reconstruction of Environmental Loads and Virtual Model Test

Abstract

Novel methods of inverse reconstruction of environmental loads and virtual model test for hybrid model test are proposed. The environmental loads are extracted from the physical truncated model test, considering the nonlinear effects such as coupling effect among the six-degrees-of-freedom (6 DOF) motions and wave slamming, and viscous force of the fluid. The loads can be further applied to the numerical model in virtual wave basin to conduct virtual model test with truncated and full-depth mooring system. Wave basin tests under combined wave, wind, and current condition are conducted to validate the proposed methods, and the results show that the environmental loads can be accurately reconstructed from the physical model tests.

Keywords

• hybrid model test
• mooring system
• reconstruction of environmental load