Wave Motions in a Two-Layer Fluid Driven by Small Oscillations of a Cylinder Intersecting the Interface

The plane problem of steady-state small oscillations of a horizontal cylinder located at the interface between two fluids of different densities and indefinite depth is considered in the linear formulation. Boundary integral equations for the surface source distribution are derived. The behavior of the distributed singularities at points of intersection of the body contour and the interface is investigated. The problem of oscillations of a circular cylinder is solved by the multipole expansion method. The apparent mass and damping coefficients of the radiation problem and the reflection coefficient of the problem of scattering of an impinging wave by a floating body are calculated.