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Calculating the Mooring Force of a Large LNG Ship based on OCIMF Mooring Equipment Guidelines

OCIMF 계류설비지침 기반 대형 LNG선박 계류력 계산

  • Wang, Jian (Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Kunsan National University) ;
  • Noh, Jackyou (Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Kunsan National University)
  • 왕지엔 (군산대학교 조선해양공학과) ;
  • 노재규 (군산대학교 조선해양공학과)
  • Received : 2022.02.25
  • Accepted : 2022.06.27
  • Published : 2022.06.30
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Abstract

When a large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier is anchored at a coastal terminal, calculations on mooring forces of mooring cables induced by environmental loads such as strong winds and currents are needed to secure mooring safety. The advantages and disadvantages of several existing mooring force calculation methods are compared and analyzed with their application conditions. Resultingly, mooring equipment guidelines of the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) are chosen as the computational method for this study. In this paper, the mooring forces of a large LNG carrier with spectrum was calculated using the OCIMF mooring equipment guidelines. The calculation shows similar maximum forces resulted from the calculation using experiment data of a wind tunnel test. To verify the results, OPTIMOOR, a dedicated mooring force calculation software, is used to calculate the same mooring conditions. The results of both calculations show that the computational method recommended by OCIMF is safe and reliable. OPTIMOOR calculates more detailed tensile force of each mooring cable. Thus, the calculation on mooring forces of mooring cables of a large LNG carrier using OCIMF mooring equipment guidelines is verified as an applicable and safe method.

대형액화천연가스(Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG)선이 연안 터미널에 정박할 경우 바람과 조류 등의 환경하중에 대응하여 안전을 확보할 수 있는 계류 안전을 위한 케이블 계류력 산정이 필요하다. 이에 기존의 주요 계류역(Mooring Force) 계산방법의 비교 및 분석을 수행하였다. 비교 및 분석을 통해 석유회사국제해운포럼(Oil Companies International Marine Forum, OCIMF)의 계류설비지침에서 권고하는 계산방법을 선정하였으며 이를 기반으로 본 논문에서는 실제 대형 LNG선에 적용하여 OCIMF 계류설비지침의 스펙트럼을 이용한 계류줄의 계류력 계산 사례를 제시하였다. OCIMF 계류설비지침에 따른 스펙트럼으로 계산한 계류력은 환경 외력과 풍동 시험으로 계산한 바람저항계수 기반 선박 환경 외력과 최대값에서 매우 유사한 결과값을 주는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. OCIMF 계류설비지침에 따른 스펙트럼으로 계산한 계류력에 대한 검증으로 전문 계류력 계산 소프트웨어인 OPTIMOOR 소프트웨어를 사용하여 결과를 비교하였으며 둘의 결과는 매우 유사한 것을 확인하였다. OPTIMOOR를 사용할 경우에는 각각의 케이블의 인장력을 정밀하게 계산할 수 있어 경제적인 제약이 없을 때 적극적 사용이 추천된다. 결론적으로 OCIMF 계류설비지침에 따른 스펙트럼으로 계산한 계류력이 대형 LNG선의 계류력 계산에 적용함에 문제가 없음을 실제 계산 사례를 통해 검증할 수 있었다.

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Acknowledgement

본 논문은 2015년 군산대학교 교수국외파견연구경비의 지원으로 이루어졌음을 밝힙니다.

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