Hydrodynamic responses of a thin floating disk to regular waves

TL;DR

This study presents laboratory measurements of a floating disk's response to regular waves and validates two theoretical models predicting its surge, heave, and pitch motions.

Contribution

It introduces experimental data to validate and compare two theoretical models of floating disk hydrodynamics under regular wave conditions.

Findings

Experimental data supports the validity of the models.

Both models accurately predict surge, heave, and pitch responses.

Results enhance understanding of floating disk dynamics in wave environments.

Abstract

Laboratory wave basin measurements of the surge, heave and pitch of a floating plastic disk caused by regular incident waves are presented. The measurements are used to validate two theoretical models: one based on slope-sliding theory and the other on combined potential-flow and thin-plate theories.