• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.151-160
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• 2017

Growing demand and rapid development of the synthetic fiber rope in mooring system have taken place since it has been used in deep water platform lately. Unlike a chain mooring, synthetic fiber rope composed of lightweight materials such as Polyester(polyethylene terephthalate), HMPE(high modulus polyethylene) and Aramid(aromatic polyamide). Non-linear stiffness and another failure mode are distinct characteristics of synthetic fiber rope when compared to mooring chain. When these ropes are exposed to environmental load for a long time, the length of rope will be increased permanently. This is called 'the creep phenomenon'. Due to the phenomenon, The initial characteristics of mooring systems would be changed because the length and stiffness of the rope have been changed as time goes on. The changed characteristics of fiber rope cause different mooring tension and vessel offset compared to the initial design condition. Commercial mooring analysis software that widely used in industries is unable to take into account this phenomenon automatically. Even though the American Petroleum Institute (API) or other classification rules present some standard or criteria with respect to length and stiffness of a mooring line, simulation guide considers the mechanical properties that is not mentioned in such rules. In this paper, the effect of creep phenomenon in the fiber rope mooring system under specific environment condition is investigated. Desiged mooring system for a Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit(MODU) with HMPE rope which has the highest creep is analyzed in a time domain in order to investigate the effects creep phenomenon to vessel offset and mooring tension. We have developed a new procedure to an analysis of mooring system reflecting the creep phenomenon and it is validated through a time domain simulation using non-linear mooring analysis software, OrcaFlex. The result shows that the creep phenomenon should be considered in analysis procedure because it affects the length and stiffness of synthetic fiber rope in case of high water temperature and permanent mooring system.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2021

국제해사기구의 연료유 황 함유량 제한 등, 세계적으로 강화되고 있는 환경규제로 LNG를 선박 연료로 사용하는 연구 및 사업이 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 기본설계 되어 있는 부유식 벙커링 터미널(FLBT, Floating LNG bunkering terminal)을 대상으로, STS LNG 하역 작업을 위해 접안 하는 과정을 수치 시뮬레이션으로 평가하였다. 수치해석에서는 예인선이 대상선박을 밀 경우 이를 가상의 펜더로 가정하였으며, 당길 때는 HMPE 로프 특성을 적용하였다. 해석에는 파랑, 조류, 바람 1년 재현 확률의 해상조건을 적용하였다. 수치모델은 선행 모형시험 결과로부터 조정되어 정확한 결과를 얻을 수 있도록 하였다. 해석 결과 LNG선은 대부분의 1년 환경조건에서 안전한 접안이 가능하였다. 파랑 방향에 따라 안정성의 차이가 큼으로 FLBT의 Heading control 기능을 적용하여 횡파를 피한다면 더욱 안정적인 운용이 가능할 것이다.