Discussion. Estimation of Fluid Loading on Offshore Structures.

Abstract

The Authors state that using values of C, and C,, which are functions of the KeuleganCarpenter number, to calculate the forces on circular cylinders in waves results in good agreement with experiment except near Keulegan-Carpenter numbers of 1 6 1 5 . However, for some applications it may be necessary to consider C, and CM not as variables but as constants. For instance, Fig. 9 shows the root mean square force F o n a circular cylinder of diameter D in a unidirectional sinusoidal flow generated in a U tube, the