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May 8, 2023
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Added Resistance in Regular Head Waves for the DTC Hull

Publicated to: Journal Of Marine Science And Engineering. 11 (4): 852- - 2023-04-01 11(4), DOI: 10.3390/jmse11040852

Authors:

Chirosca, AM; Medina, A; Pacuraru, F; Saettone, S; Rusu, L; Pacuraru, S
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Affiliations

Dunarea de Jos Univ Galati, Fac Engn, Dept Mech Engn, 47 Domneasca St, Galati 800008, Romania - Author
Dunarea de Jos Univ Galati, Fac Naval Architecture, Dept Naval Architecture, Domneasca St 111, Galati 800201, Romania - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, CEHINAV, DACSON, ETSIN, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Universitatea Dunarea de Jos din Galati - Author
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Abstract

Reducing the added resistance in waves has become a crucial aspect of today’s ship design. The added resistance in waves is traditionally considered proportional to the square of wave height. However, this assumption is believed to be only partly valid, and further investigations are required. In the present study, experimental tests and numerical simulations were carried out to determine the added resistance in regular head waves of the DTC hull (the scale factor is 135). The numerical analysis was performed with SHIPFLOW 7.01, and the experimental campaign was carried out in the ETSIN-UPM towing tank. The investigation revealed that the added resistance in waves was not proportional to the square of the wave height, and a better correlation was obtained by changing the power of the wave weight to 1.75. Furthermore, an unexpected double resonance phenomenon on the added resistance was found at a Froude number of 0.13. The study also revealed an acceptable agreement between the numerical simulations and the experiments, except for the double resonance phenomenon.
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Keywords

added resistance in wavesbreakingexperimentalforceshead waveskvlcc2motionsnumericalpredictionregular wavesshipsurface combatanttestsvalidationvesselAdded resistance in wavesDtcExperimentalHead wavesNumericalRegular wavesUncertainty assessmentValidation

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of Marine Science And Engineering due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 6/25, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Marine.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.02. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 13, 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-12-22, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 5
  • Scopus: 6
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-22:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 13.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 13 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 2 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/85095/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 84
  • Downloads: 91
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Oman; Rumanía.

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