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# Wet Modes

Example files on this page

- Wet Modes input file — Salinas_rtest/training/exampleproblem/eigen/rigidbodymode/wetmode/floatingCylinder.inp

- Wet Modes mesh file — Salinas_rtest/training/exampleproblem/eigen/rigidbodymode/wetmode/floatingCylinder.exo

# 7.1.2. Wet Modes

Wet modes is a solution procedure that computes the normal modes for a structure partially submerged in a fluid. In appropriate approximations, this may be analyzed as a real Eigen problem of the structure with added mass on the wetted surface.

## 7.1.2.1. Mesh

Figure 7.4 shows a sample mesh for a wet modes problem. The structural mesh is a cylinder composed of four node NQUAD shell elements, and the fluid mesh is composed of four node tetrahedral elements. The wet mode solution case can be run either with a conforming mesh, or using tied-data with a nonconforming mesh.

Figure 7.4 Wet Modes mesh file. The structural mesh is shown in blue, and the acoustic/fluid mesh is shown in orange and green.

## 7.1.2.2. Input File

The input below shows the relevant portions of a Wet Modes input file. The keyword `fluidloading=yes` enables the wet-modes solution case. The parameter `num_rigid_mode 6` removes the null space for the structural problem. A `boundary` section is required to set the pressure on the outside of the acoustic mesh to zero. Both structural and acoustic elements are required for a wet mode analysis.

    SOLUTION
        eigen
            nmodes 20
            fluidloading=yes
    END

    PARAMETERS
         num_rigid_mode 6
    END

    MATERIAL fluid
        acoustic
        density 3.46822e-003 // artificially high to demonstrate wet mode capability
        c0 22878
    END

    MATERIAL steel
        e = 3.0e7
        density = 7.324e-4
        nu = 0.3
    END

    BOUNDARY
        sideset 1
          p=0
    END

## 7.1.2.3. Results

Table 7.2 shows the results for the floating cylinder. Note that the density of the acoustic material is artificially high to increase difference between the wet and dry solutions. Adding the fluid mass to the structure reduces the natural frequency of the cylinder.

Table 7.2 Wet Mode Floating Cylinder Results.
Mode | Dry | Wet
--- | --- | ---
1 | 79.82 | 18.07
5 | 177.994 | 46.72
10 | 207.878 | 70.11
15 | 307.325 | 91.70
20 | 367.93 | 117.266

Figure 7.5 shows the results from the wet mode solution case. Note that much of the symmetry that would normally be found in the dry case is missing. The location of the waterline (located at the midpoint of Figure 7.5) can often discerned from the mode shapes.

Figure 7.5 Wet Modes ResultsWet Modes Results. The mode shapes from wet modes can be visualized like any other Eigen solution case.