Couple Model for Predicting Behaviors of Underwater Towed Systems under Effect of Heave and Pitch Motion of Ship

Abstract:

Underwater towed systems have the many applications in exploitation of underwater environments. While in the research exists which is about the numerical models of towed system, the relatively simple model of the towed body is used and the dynamic of the towing ship is neglected. The towing ship as part of towed system, its heave and pitch motion are coupled and highly non-linear. Considering the dynamic of three parts of towed system is important. In the paper, a newly couple model is developed to predict the behaviors of underwater towed systems under effect of the heave and pitch motion of towing ship. We use a finite difference method as the towed cable and is coupled with the non-linear numerical models of a towing ship and a towed body. Illustrative application of the coupling model is presented. The numerical results show the heave and pitch motion of towing ship affect the motion of towed body.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 629)
• Pages: 581-586
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.629.581
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Zhi Jiang Yuan, Lian Gan Jin, Wei Chi, Heng Dou Tian
• Keywords: Couple Model, Tow Cable, Towed Body, Towing Ship, Underwater Towed System

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