FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Water entry and exit of 2D and axisymmetric bodies BT AF Del Buono, A. Bernardini, G. Tassin, Alan Iafrati, A. AS 1:1,2;2:1,2;3:3;4:1; FF 1:;2:;3:PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM;4:; C1 CNR-INM, Via di Vallerano 139, 00128 Rome, Italy Roma Tre University, Via della Vasca Navale 79, 00146 Rome, Italy Ifremer, RDT, F-29280 Plouzané, France C2 CNR INM, ITALY UNIV ROMA, ITALY IFREMER, FRANCE SI BREST SE PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM IN WOS Ifremer UPR copubli-europe IF 3.482 TC 18 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00687/79940/99760.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Water entry;Water exit;Potential flow model AB The present paper is dedicated to the development of a numerical model for the water impact of two-dimensional (2D) and axisymmetric bodies with imposed motion. The work is a first step towards the implementation of a 2D+t procedure to be used for the analysis of aircraft ditching. The problem is investigated under the assumptions of an inviscid and incompressible fluid, which is modeled by a potential flow model with fully non-linear boundary conditions at the free-surface. The unsteady boundary value problem with a free-surface is numerically solved through a boundary element method, coupled to a simplified finite element method to describe the thinnest part of the jet. The study is aimed at describing the entry and exit phases. Specific numerical solutions are developed to tackle the exit phase and to improve the stability of the model. Results are presented in terms of free-surface shape, pressure distribution and hydrodynamic load acting on the impacting body. The model is used to study the water entry and exit of a 2D wedge and an axisymmetric cone, for which numerical or experimental results are available in the literature. The numerical investigation shows that the proposed model accurately simulate both the entry and exit phases. For the exit phase, it is shown that the proposed model, being fully non-linear, provides a much better prediction of the loads and the wetted area compared to simplified (analytical) approaches. The effects of the gravity, usually missing in the approaches available in the literature, are also investigated, showing they are rather important, especially, in the exit phase. PY 2021 PD MAY SO Journal Of Fluids And Structures SN 0889-9746 PU Elsevier BV VL 103 UT 000651453700002 DI 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2021.103269 ID 79940 ER EF