Study on water entry of curved elastic wedge using fully nonlinear boundary element method

Key Points

• Water entry characteristics of curved elastic wedges are crucial for understanding fluid dynamics, offering data on splash patterns and pressure distributions.
• Key findings demonstrate significant variations in pressure distribution as the wedge curvature changes, influencing the overall entry dynamics.
• Observational analysis utilizes a fully nonlinear boundary element method to model the complex interactions between the wedge and water.
• Insights gained through this method may enable more accurate predictions of fluid behavior in engineering applications.