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With the rapid development of offshore wind turbines, research about the stability of floating structure comes to be significance. This study aims at observing the movement characteristics of a circular cylinder . To simulate ocean wave, the demonstrative experiment was performed in a small-scale wave flume combined with a wave generator and a wave absorber. Moreover, to precisely visualize the oscillation of the circular cylinder, we have prepared (1) water level gauge (CH-601, KENEK, operation range±100mm); (2) circular cylinder with a set of light emitting diode illuminators; (3) a high-speed charge-coupled device camera. Through the wave generator under a variety of wave conditions such as different wave heights and periods, this study as a fundamental research aims to observe surge motion of a circular cylinder placed in the propagating wave.

Keywords

Wave Maker; High Speed Camera; Sinusoidal Wave; Wave Height; Wave Length

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