The reflection and transmission of ship waves by vertical floating barriers located on both sides of a fairway are investigated by the modified Dawson’s method in this paper. The free surface is specially treated to take into account the floating barriers. The wave pattern and the wave energy density between and outside the barriers are obtained. It is found that the reflection and transmission performance of a barrier is associated with its width and height. For a wider or higher barrier, more ship waves are reflected by it. A vertical floating barrier with a reasonable width and height can reduce ship waves in the outer region very efficiently.

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Keywords:
ocean waves, surface waves (fluid), ships, reflection, transmission
Topics:
Reflection, Ships, Waves, Wave energy
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