Research Article

Hydrodynamic Performance Improvement of Double-Row Floating Breakwaters by Changing the Cross-Sectional Geometry

Table 1

Main parameters of the experimental model [24].

Wave gauges (single-row FB)WG1 and WG2350 (cm)
WG2 and WG340 (cm)
WG3 and model250 (cm)
Model and WG4250 (cm)
WG4 and WG540 (cm)

Wave gauges (double-row FBs)WG1 and WG2350 (cm)
WG2 and WG340 (cm)
WG3 and model 1250 (cm)
Model 2 and WG4250 (cm)
WG4 and WG540 (cm)

Main model parametersLength760 (mm)
Width500 (mm)
Height200 (mm)
Draft100 (mm)
Mass19.1 (kg)
Roll inertia0.558 (kg.)
Gravity center above the bottom100 (mm)