Project

Experimental and numerical study of the slamming wave impact ondeformable composite structures

Code
3G002509
Duration
01 January 2009 → 31 December 2014
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Design theories and methods
    • Mechanics
    • Other mechanical and manufacturing engineering
    • Composites and hybrid materials
Keywords
composite materials fluid-structure interaction
 
Project description

In this project, the effect of wave impact on the instantaneous peak pressures and global deformations of non-rigid composite structures is investigated. On the one hand, lab-scale slamming experiments will be done in a water basin, combined with measurements with a digital high speed camera and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) measurements. On the other hand numerical simulations will be performed, taking into account the fluid structure interaction.