{"title":"Characteristics of Higher Harmonic Forces on Submerged Horizontal Cylinders with Sharp and Round Corners","authors":"Hongfei Mao, Jinwen Zeng, Guanglin Wu, Hanqing Chen, Shuqin Zhang, Yuanting Yang, Qinru Yang","doi":"10.3390/jmse12091636","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091636","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, a two-phase flow numerical wave tank model based on the viscous flow theory was applied to conduct computational research on the interaction between waves and submerged horizontal cylinders. The research objective is to reveal the hydrodynamic characteristics of nonlinear loads on submerged horizontal cylinders with a focus on vortex effects. The influence of the sharp and round corners of cross-sections on the wave forces on cylinders was summarized. The reasons for the characteristics of the wave forces were explained by analyzing the flow field distribution around the cylinder and decomposing the wave forces into inertial and drag forces. This study found that under the various incident wave amplitudes, the section corner and aspect ratio have significant impacts on each frequency component of the horizontal and vertical wave forces. The distribution of the vorticity field shows that the vortex effects lead to the differences between the loads on the cylinder under different cross-sectional corners and aspect ratios. The characteristics of inertial forces and drag forces on the cylinders were given by comparing and analyzing the cases with different sectional sharp and round corners. The inertia and drag coefficients were obtained by solving Morison’s equation. Under various Kc and Re numbers, the maximum values of the inertia and drag coefficients obtained are significantly different from those for submerged cylinders under oscillatory flow action.","PeriodicalId":16168,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marine Science and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermodynamic and Economic Analysis of Cargo Boil-Off Gas Re-Liquefaction Systems for Ammonia-Fueled LCO2 Carriers","authors":"Jun-Seong Kim, Do-Yeop Kim","doi":"10.3390/jmse12091642","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091642","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, cargo boil-off gas (BOG) re-liquefaction systems for ammonia-fueled liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carriers were analyzed. These systems use cold energy from ammonia to reliquefy the CO2 BOG. In this study, a system that can completely reliquefy the CO2 BOG at all engine loads using only one heat exchanger is proposed, instead of the existing cascade system that requires multiple components. R744, which has a low global warming potential, was used as the working fluid for the refrigeration cycle in the CO2 BOG re-liquefaction system. The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) was used to reduce the net power consumption of the system. The existing and proposed systems were classified into Case 1 (existing system), Case 2 (our proposed system), and Case 3 (Case 2 combined with an ORC). Thermodynamic and economic analyses were conducted. Case 2 is a system with a simpler configuration than Case 1, but it has a similar thermodynamic performance. Case 3 has a higher exergy destruction rate than Cases 1 and 2, owing to the ORC, but it can significantly reduce the net power consumption. The economic analysis shows that Cases 2 and 3 reduce the total annual costs by 17.4% and 20.1%, respectively, compared to Case 1. The proposed systems are significantly more advantageous for long-term operation than existing systems.","PeriodicalId":16168,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marine Science and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhanad Al-Jubouri, Richard P. Ray, Ethar H. Abbas
{"title":"Advanced Numerical Simulation of Scour around Bridge Piers: Effects of Pier Geometry and Debris on Scour Depth","authors":"Muhanad Al-Jubouri, Richard P. Ray, Ethar H. Abbas","doi":"10.3390/jmse12091637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091637","url":null,"abstract":"Investigating different pier shapes and debris Finteractions in scour patterns is vital for understanding the risks to bridge stability. This study investigates the impact of different shapes of pier and debris interactions on scour patterns using numerical simulations with flow-3D and controlled laboratory experiments. The model setup is rigorously calibrated against a physical flume experiment, incorporating a steady-state flow as the initial condition for sediment transport simulations. The Fractional Area/Volume Obstacle Representation (FAVOR) technique and the renormalized group (RNG) turbulence model enhance the simulation’s precision. The numerical results indicate that pier geometry is a critical factor influencing the scour depth. Among the tested shapes, square piers exhibit the most severe scour, with depths reaching 5.8 cm, while lenticular piers show the least scour, with a maximum depth of 2.5 cm. The study also highlights the role of horseshoe, wake, and shear layer vortices in determining scour locations, with varying impacts across different pier shapes. The Q-criterion study identified debris-induced vortex generation and intensification. The debris amount, thickness, and pier diameter (T/Y) significantly affect the scouring patterns. When dealing with high wedge (HW) debris, square piers have the largest scour depth at T/Y = 0.25, while lenticular piers exhibit a lower scour. When debris is present, the scour depth rises at T/Y = 0.5. Depending on the form of the debris, a significant fluctuation of up to 5 cm was reported. There are difficulties in precisely estimating the scour depth under complicated circumstances because of the disparity between numerical simulations and actual data, which varies from 6% for square piers with a debris relative thickness T/Y = 0.25 to 32% for cylindrical piers with T/Y = 0.5. The study demonstrates that while flow-3D simulations align reasonably well with the experimental data under a low debris impact, discrepancies increase with more complex debris interactions and higher submersion depths, particularly for cylindrical piers. The novelty of this work lies in its comprehensive approach to evaluating the effects of different pier shapes and debris interactions on scour patterns, offering new insights into the effectiveness of flow-3D simulations in predicting the scour patterns under varying conditions.","PeriodicalId":16168,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marine Science and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yi Zhong, Jun Du, Yongzhi Wang, Ping Li, Guoqiang Xu, Hongbin Miu, Peiyu Zhang, Shenghui Jiang, Wei Gao
{"title":"Modeling the Impacts of Land Reclamation on Sediment Dynamics in a Semi-Enclosed Bay","authors":"Yi Zhong, Jun Du, Yongzhi Wang, Ping Li, Guoqiang Xu, Hongbin Miu, Peiyu Zhang, Shenghui Jiang, Wei Gao","doi":"10.3390/jmse12091633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091633","url":null,"abstract":"Semi-enclosed bays are significantly influenced by the interactions between land and sea, as well as human activities. One notable human activity, land reclamation, impacts water exchange within these bays. However, the variability of sediment transport and cross-bay transport following reclamation remains poorly understood. This study aims to enhance the understanding of sediment dynamics and the responses of cross-bay transport to reclamation. A well-validated three-dimensional numerical model was developed in the Laizhou Bay (LB). Following reclamation, tidal currents suspended sediment concentration, and erosion increased seaward, while these factors decreased landward. In LB, surface and bottom subtidal currents flowed in opposite directions, with the direction of volume transport primarily determined by bottom currents. In the western LB, volume and sediment transport exhibited an anticyclonic pattern, with pronounced seasonal variations observed elsewhere. During summer, volume and sediment transport predominantly occurred from the northeast to the southwest. In winter, volume transport in northern LB was directed westward, while it was eastward in the southern part; sediment transport was primarily eastward. Advection played a significant role in sediment transport dynamics. The pathway of cross-bay sediment transport was primarily located in the central part of the bay. Notably, the cross-bay sediment transport flux in winter was approximately 3.5 times greater than in summer, with reclamation resulting in a reduction in cross-bay transport flux by about 22.17%.","PeriodicalId":16168,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marine Science and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Offshore Ship Detection in Foggy Weather Based on Improved YOLOv8","authors":"Shirui Liang, Xiuwen Liu, Zaifei Yang, Mingchen Liu, Yong Yin","doi":"10.3390/jmse12091641","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091641","url":null,"abstract":"The detection and surveillance of ship targets in coastal waters is not only a crucial technology for the advancement of ship intelligence, but also holds great significance for the safety and economic development of coastal areas. However, due to poor visibility in foggy conditions, the effectiveness of ship detection in coastal waters during foggy weather is limited. In this paper, we propose an improved version of YOLOv8s, termed YOLOv8s-Fog, which provides a multi-target detection network specifically designed for nearshore scenes in foggy weather. This improvement involves adding coordinate attention to the neck of YOLOv8 and replacing the convolution in C2f with deformable convolution. Additionally, to expand the dataset, we construct and synthesize a collection of ship target images captured in coastal waters on days with varying degrees of fog, using the atmospheric scattering model and monocular depth estimation. We compare the improved model with the standard YOLOv8s model, as well as several other object detection models. The results demonstrate superior performance achieved by the improved model, achieving an average accuracy of 74.4% (mAP@0.5), which is 1.2% higher than that achieved by the standard YOLOv8s model.","PeriodicalId":16168,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marine Science and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xuankai Cheng, Xinhui Huang, Detao Xu, Zhengbin Zhao, Hongbin Liu, Ming Kong, Renwei Ji
{"title":"Ship Optimization Based on Fully-Parametric Models for Hull, Propeller and Rudder","authors":"Xuankai Cheng, Xinhui Huang, Detao Xu, Zhengbin Zhao, Hongbin Liu, Ming Kong, Renwei Ji","doi":"10.3390/jmse12091635","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091635","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of ship optimization is to reduce the resistance of the ship and improve the propulsive efficiency of the propeller. Taking the design of the hull, propeller and rudder as an example, the integration optimization of ship speed performance based on the fully-parametric model was described in detail. Based on the parent hull, stock propeller and flat plate rudder, the fully-parametric coupling models of ship, propeller and rudder were established. The fully-parametric optimization method was used to optimize the optimal combination of hull, propeller and rudder with low resistance, high efficiency and appropriate propeller light running margin. The models were tested in the towing tank to verify the speed performance of the two sets of hulls, propellers and rudders. It was found that the ship integration optimization method based on the fully-parametric model excavated the improvement space of the ship’s speed performance from the overall level and realized the integration optimization of the fully-parametric model. The design of hull, propeller and rudder achieved the best speed performance. Compared with the initial design, the speed performance was greatly improved. By analyzing the effects of the hull, propeller and rudder separately, it was found that these parts have different effects on speed performance improvement, and ultimately can maximize the overall comprehensive income; CFD calculation and model test results had a good agreement.","PeriodicalId":16168,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marine Science and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lin Wang, Qinghui Meng, Xiang Wang, Yanlong Chen, Xinxin Wang, Jie Han, Bingqiang Wang
{"title":"Identification of Floating Green Tide in High-Turbidity Water from Sentinel-2 MSI Images Employing NDVI and CIE Hue Angle Thresholds","authors":"Lin Wang, Qinghui Meng, Xiang Wang, Yanlong Chen, Xinxin Wang, Jie Han, Bingqiang Wang","doi":"10.3390/jmse12091640","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091640","url":null,"abstract":"Remote sensing technology is widely used to obtain information on floating green tides, and thresholding methods based on indices such as the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and the floating algae index (FAI) play an important role in such studies. However, as the methods are influenced by many factors, the threshold values vary greatly; in particular, the error of data extraction clearly increases in situations of high-turbidity water (HTW) (NDVI > 0). In this study, high spatial resolution, multispectral images from the Sentinel-2 MSI mission were used as the data source. It was found that the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) hue angle calculated using remotely sensed equivalent multispectral reflectance data and the RGB method is extremely effective in distinguishing floating green tides from areas of HTW. Statistical analysis of Sentinel-2 MSI images showed that the threshold value of the hue angle that can effectively eliminate the effect of HTW is 218.94°. A test demonstration of the method for identifying the floating green tide in HTW in a Sentinel-2 MSI image was carried out using the identified threshold values of NDVI > 0 and CIE hue angle < 218.94°. The demonstration showed that the method effectively eliminates misidentification caused by HTW pixels (NDVI > 0), resulting in better consistency of the identification of the floating green tide and its distribution in the true color image. The method enables rapid and accurate extraction of information on floating green tide in HTW, and offers a new solution for the monitoring and tracking of green tides in coastal areas.","PeriodicalId":16168,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marine Science and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Typhoon Intensity Change in the Vicinity of the Semi-Enclosed Sea of Japan","authors":"Soo-Min Choi, Hyo Choi","doi":"10.3390/jmse12091638","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091638","url":null,"abstract":"The intensity change of Typhoon Songda (TY-0418) in the vicinity of the semi-enclosed Sea of Japan (SJ) was numerically investigated using 3D-WRF and UM-KMA models and GOES-IR satellite images on 4 to 8 September 2004. After the typhoon originated in the Western Pacific Ocean in August, it moved to the East China Sea. Following the north-eastward Kuroshio Warm Current, it developed with horizontal and vertical asymmetrical wind and moisture patterns until 5 September. On 7 September, closing to the Kyushu Island, it was divided into three wind fields near the surface due to the increased friction from the surrounding lands and shallower sea depth close to the land, but it still maintained its circular shape over 1 km in height. As it passed by the Korea Strait and entered the SJ, it became a smaller, deformed typhoon due to the SJ’s surrounding mountains, located between the East Korea and Tsushima Warm Currents inside the SJ. Its center matched a high equivalent potential temperature area, releasing significant latent heat through the condensation of water particles over warm currents. The latent heat converted to kinetic energy could be supplied into the typhoon circulation, causing its development. Moist flux and streamline at 1.5 km in height clearly showed the moisture transportation via the mutual interaction of the cyclonic circulation of the typhoon and the anti-cyclonic circulation of the North Pacific High Pressure from the typhoon’s tail toward both the center of the SJ and the Russian Sakhalin Island in the north of Japan, directly causing large clouds in its right quadrant. Simultaneously, the central pressure decrease with time could converge both transported moist air by the typhoon itself and water particles evaporated from the sea, causing them to rise and resulting in the formation of large clouds and the rapid development of the typhoon circulation. The strong downslope winds from the surrounding mountains of the SJ to its center also produced a cyclonic vortex due to the Coriolis force to the right, enhancing the typhoon’s circulation.","PeriodicalId":16168,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marine Science and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jeffrey Duxbury, Samuel J. Bentley, Kehui Xu, Navid H. Jafari
{"title":"Temporal Scales of Mass Wasting Sedimentation across the Mississippi River Delta Front Delineated by 210Pb/137Cs Geochronology","authors":"Jeffrey Duxbury, Samuel J. Bentley, Kehui Xu, Navid H. Jafari","doi":"10.3390/jmse12091644","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091644","url":null,"abstract":"The Mississippi River Delta Front (MRDF) is a subaqueous apron of rapidly deposited and weakly consolidated sediment extending from the subaerial portions of the Birdsfoot Delta of the Mississippi River, long characterized by mass-wasting sediment transport. Four (4) depositional environments dominate regionally (an undisturbed topset apron, mudflow gully, mudflow lobe, and prodelta), centering around mudflow distribution initiated by a variety of factors (hurricanes, storms, and fluid pressure). To better understand the spatiotemporal scales of the events as well as the controlling processes, eight cores (5.8–8.0 m long) taken offshore from the South Pass (SP) and the Southwest Pass (SWP) were analyzed for gamma density, grain size, sediment fabric (X-radiography), and geochronology (210Pb/137Cs radionuclides). Previous work has focused on the deposition of individual passes and has been restricted to <3 m core penetration, limiting its geochronologic completeness. Building on other recent studies, within the mudflow gully and lobe cores, the homogeneous stepped profiles of 210Pb activities and the corresponding decreased gamma density indicate the presence of gravity-driven mass failures. 210Pb/137Cs indicates that gully sedimentary sediment accumulation since 1953 is greater than 580 cm (sediment accumulation rate [SAR] of 12.8 cm/y) in the southwest pass site, and a lower SAR of the South Pass gully sites (2.6 cm/y). This study shows that (1) recent dated mudflow deposits are identifiable in both the SWP and SP; (2) SWP mudflows have return periods of 10.7 y, six times more frequent than at the SP (66.7 y); (3) 210Pb inventories display higher levels in the SWP area, with the highest focusing factors in proximal/gully sedimentation, and (4) submarine landslides in both study areas remain important for sediment transport despite the differences in sediment delivery and discharge source proximity.","PeriodicalId":16168,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marine Science and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study on the Factors Influencing the Amplitude of Local Ice Pressure on Vertical Structures Based on Model Tests","authors":"Ying Xu, Dayong Zhang, Kuankuan Wu, Xin Peng, Xunxiang Jia, Guojun Wang","doi":"10.3390/jmse12091634","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12091634","url":null,"abstract":"Local ice pressure refers to the ice pressure exerted on a very small area of a structure during ice failure. The existence of high-pressure zones may lead to local deformation and damage to ice-resistant structures, posing a serious threat to the overall structural stability. This study simulates the interaction between sea ice and structures through model tests, analyzing the timing of extreme local ice pressures. The results show that at low loading speeds, there is a 50% probability that the extreme local ice pressure occurs at the peak of the global ice force, while at high loading speeds, this probability drops to around 25%. Further investigation into the relationship between the global ice force peak, ice thickness, loading speed, and local area with local ice pressure amplitude reveals that the local ice pressure amplitude decreases with increasing loading speed and increases with ice thickness. Based on the area averaging method for square regions, the relationship between local ice pressure amplitude and local area is studied, showing that ice thickness, local width, and loading speed all influence the pressure–area relationship. Based on the square area averaging method, the relationship between the local ice pressure amplitude and the local area was studied. It was found that a linear relationship exists between the power function coefficient of local ice pressure–area and the thickness-to-width ratio. Compared to brittle failure, the local ice pressure amplitude under ductile failure of the ice sheet is more significantly affected by ice thickness. This study provides a foundation and reference for the analysis of ice-resistant performance and structural design of polar marine engineering structures.","PeriodicalId":16168,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Marine Science and Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}