A few frontier issues in ocean engineering mechanics

LI Jiachun; NIE Bingchuan

doi:10.6052/1000-0992-25-044

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Li J C, Nie B C, Lin H H trans. A few frontier issues in ocean engineering mechanics. Advances in Mechanics, in press doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-25-044

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Li J C, Nie B C, Lin H H trans. A few frontier issues in ocean engineering mechanics. Advances in Mechanics, in press doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-25-044

Li J C, Nie B C, Lin H H trans. A few frontier issues in ocean engineering mechanics. Advances in Mechanics, in press doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-25-044

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Li J C, Nie B C, Lin H H trans. A few frontier issues in ocean engineering mechanics. Advances in Mechanics, in press doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-25-044

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A few frontier issues in ocean engineering mechanics

doi: 10.6052/1000-0992-25-044 cstr: 32046.14.1000-0992-25-044

LI Jiachun^{1, 2
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NIE Bingchuan^{3, 4
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Key Laboratory for Mechanics in Fluid Solid Coupling System, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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The Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Beijing 100190, China

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Corresponding author: jcli05@imech.ac.cn; bcnie@bjtu.edu.cn
Received Date: 2025-12-29
Accepted Date: 2025-01-09

Available Online: 2025-01-15

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Abstract

In this review, we primarily address the present state of the arts and latest progresses in a few frontier issues mostly relevant to free surface/interface in ocean engineering. They include TC (tropical cyclone) induced extreme surface wave, sloshing of LNG (liquefied natural gas), cavitation/bubble dynamics and VIM (vortex-induced motion) and VIV (vortex-induced vibration). In addition to general description, we mainly focus on the recent advances and challenging aspects of above-mentioned topics. Inspired by the achievements in the previous 70 years, mankind starts a new round of ocean exploration activities. Then, we can find obvious trends: the realm of ocean engineering is expanding from sea surface to deep sea, from low and middle latitude to polar region and from fossil to renewable energy in near future.
- tropical cyclone,
- wind wave,
- sloshing,
- cavitation,
- bubble,
- vortex-induced vibration

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