Abstract
This paper presents a new application of one of the most promising methods in ship hydrodynamics to free surface flow problems. It concerns a body having uniform forward speed in an incompressible and inviscid fluid. The method combines localised finite elements in the near field with representation by a boundary integral equation in the far field. The free surface condition is linearised but the body surface boundary condition is satisfied exactly. Calculations for different submerged cylinders are made, as a means of assessing the effectiveness of the new approach. Agreement with existing results is excellent, and it is concluded that the method is suited to further development for the case of an arbitrary body progressing in waves.
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