Resonance of an object floating within a surface wavefield

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Main Authors: Kuchly, Sébastien, Reino, Wilson, McKee, Kyle, Perrard, Stéphane, Pucci, Giuseppe, Eddi, Antonin
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Published: 2025
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author Kuchly, Sébastien
Reino, Wilson
McKee, Kyle
Perrard, Stéphane
Pucci, Giuseppe
Eddi, Antonin
author_facet Kuchly, Sébastien
Reino, Wilson
McKee, Kyle
Perrard, Stéphane
Pucci, Giuseppe
Eddi, Antonin
contents We examine the interaction between floating cylindrical objects and surface waves in the gravity regime. Since the impact of resonance phenomena associated with floating bodies, particularly at laboratory scales, remains underexplored, we focus on the influence of the floats' resonance frequency on wave emission. First, we study the response of floating rigid cylinders to external mechanical perturbations. Using an optical reconstruction technique to measure surface wave fields in both space and time, we study the natural resonance frequency of floats with different sizes. The results indicate that the resonance frequency is influenced by the interplay between the cylinder geometry and the solid-to-fluid density ratio. Second, these floating objects are placed in an incoming wave field. These experiments demonstrate that floats diffract incoming waves, while radiating secondary waves that interfere with the incident wavefield. Minimal wave generation is observed at resonance frequencies. These findings can provide insights for elucidating the behavior of larger structures, such as sea ice floes, in natural wave fields.
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spellingShingle Resonance of an object floating within a surface wavefield
Kuchly, Sébastien
Reino, Wilson
McKee, Kyle
Perrard, Stéphane
Pucci, Giuseppe
Eddi, Antonin
Fluid Dynamics
We examine the interaction between floating cylindrical objects and surface waves in the gravity regime. Since the impact of resonance phenomena associated with floating bodies, particularly at laboratory scales, remains underexplored, we focus on the influence of the floats' resonance frequency on wave emission. First, we study the response of floating rigid cylinders to external mechanical perturbations. Using an optical reconstruction technique to measure surface wave fields in both space and time, we study the natural resonance frequency of floats with different sizes. The results indicate that the resonance frequency is influenced by the interplay between the cylinder geometry and the solid-to-fluid density ratio. Second, these floating objects are placed in an incoming wave field. These experiments demonstrate that floats diffract incoming waves, while radiating secondary waves that interfere with the incident wavefield. Minimal wave generation is observed at resonance frequencies. These findings can provide insights for elucidating the behavior of larger structures, such as sea ice floes, in natural wave fields.
title Resonance of an object floating within a surface wavefield
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.04857