Numerical Assessment of Similitude Parameters and Dimensional Analysis for Water Entry Problems

Figure 9

Influence of the Reynolds number on the slamming hydrodynamics for . (a) Force coefficient as a function of the dimensionless time, ; (b) pressure profile on the wet surface for as a function of the dimensionless abscissa, ; and (c) pile-up coefficient as a function of the dimensionless time, .

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(b) for

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