ME 241B. Marine Hydrodynamics II.
[3 units]
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CATALOG DESCRIPTION
Formerly Naval Architecture 241B. Momentum analysis for bodies moving in a fluid. Added-mass theory. Matched asymptotic slender-body theory. Small bodies in a current. Theory of motion of floating bodies with and without forward speed. Radiation and diffraction potentials. Wave forces. Hydro-elasticity formulation. Memory effects in time domain. Second-order effects. Impact hydrodynamics.
COURSE PREREQUISITES
260A or 241A recommended.
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CLASS/LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Three hours of lecture per week.
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