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Sway Added-Mass Coefficients for Rectangular Profiles in Shallow Water

Charles N. Flagg, J. N. Newman

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This paper presents analytic and numerical results for the added-mass coefficients of two-dimensional rectangular cylinders, accelerating laterally in shallow water. The free surface is assumed rigid, corresponding to low-frequency oscillations in waves or low Froude number maneuvers in calm water. The effects of finite water depth are most significant for rectangles of large beam-draft ratio.

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Key concepts: Froude number, Waves and shallow water, Added mass, Mechanics, Hull, Free surface, Beam (structure), Shallow water equations