An investigation of slam events in two dimensions using smoothed particle hydrodynamics.

Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) is a mesh-free Lagrangian computational method suited to modelling fluids with a freely deforming surface. In the pres ent work, SPH has been applied to the problem of sl amming, focusing particularly on the impact of two dimensio nal wedge forms on a free surface contained in a hy drostatic tank. Results from the wedge simulations have shown good agreement with previous experimental studies, paving the way for the work to be extended to mono- hull and catamaran hull forms. The completed valida tion of the SPH algorithm as applied to the two-dimensional dam beak test case is also discussed.