The response behaviour of a submerged cylindrical shell using the doubly asymptotic approximation method (DAA)

This paper presents experimentally measured and theoretically calculated responses of a flexible cylindrical shell subjected to an impulsive excitation in air and in water. The flat-ended, thin cylindrical shell of overall length 1284 mm, external radius 180 mm, thickness 3 mm is made of mild steel. The predicted responses are derived from a method using the doubly asymptotic approximation (DAA) models in order to uncouple the motion of the fluid from that of the structure. The DAAs enable the radiated pressure to be specified in terms of surface motion of the structure. The method, which employs the DAAs, is applied to determine the responses, i.e. acceleration, velocity and displacement, of the finite length cylindrical shell excited by an impulsive mechanical force. The calculated acceleration responses are compared with the experimental measurements.