• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.299-307
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• 2017

The design of the mooring line to maintain the position of an offshore structure in rough marine environments is recognized as a very important consideration. Conventional fatigue evaluation of a mooring line was performed by considering the tensile force acting on the mooring line, but the mooring line broke after 238 days in the girassol area even though the expected fatigue life was expected to be longer. The causes of this event are known to be due to OPB/IPB (out-of-plane bending/in-plane bending) caused by chain link friction due to the excessive tensile strength of the mooring line. In this study, three models with different boundary conditions were proposed for fatigue analysis of a mooring line considering OPB/IPB. Interlink stiffness was calculated by nonlinear structure analysis and a stress concentration factor was derived. In addition, the sensitivity of interlink stiffness according to the magnitude of tensile force, large deformation effect, and coefficient of friction was analyzed, and the effect of critical elastic slip and bending moment calculation position on interlink stiffness was confirmed.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.178-201
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• 2019

The appropriate design of a mooring system to maintain the position of an offshore structure in deep sea under various environmental loads is important. Fatigue design of the mooring line considering OPB/IPB(out-of-plane bending/in-plane bending) became an essential factor after the incident of premature fatigue failure of the mooring chain due to OPB/IPB in the Girassol region in West Africa. In this study, mooring line fatigue analysis was performed considering the OPB/IPB of a spread moored FPSO in deep sea. The tension of the mooring line was derived by hydrodynamic analysis using the de-coupled analysis method. The floater motion time histories were calculated under the assumption that the mooring line behaves in quasi-static manner. Additional time domain analysis was carried out by prescribing the obtained motions on top of the selected critical mooring line, which was determined based on spectral fatigue analysis. In addition, nonlinear finite element analysis was performed considering the material nonlinearities, and both the interlink stiffness and stress concentration factors were derived. The fatigue damage to the chain surface was estimated by combining both the hydrodynamic and stress analysis results.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2009

For a spread-moored FPSO (Floating Production, Storage, & Off-loading) subjected to environmental excitation from waves, current, and wind, a procedure to determine optimum length and stiffness of mooring lines is suggested using quasi-static frequency domain response analyses. Coupled relations between design parameters are closely examined. In consideration of this, optimized design parameters are proposed based on minimum weight condition. The initial design parameters for numerical analyses are calculated using the static catenary equation of mooring lines. It is demonstrated the line tension and vessel's offset are influenced by the mooring line length and stiffness. Accordingly it is suggested the optimum vessel's offset range should be determined considering line fatigue damage. The availability and limitation of the application of quasi-static analysis method for spread mooring system are explained by comparing the result of time domain analysis with one of frequency domain analysis.

• 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.

• Journal of Ship and Ocean Technology
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.26-39
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• 2004

A vessel/mooring/riser coupled dynamic analysis program in time domain is developed for the global motion simulation of a turret-moored, tanker based FPSO designed for 6000-ft water depth. The vessel global motions and mooring tension are simulated for the non-parallel wind-wave-current 100-year hurricane condition in the Gulf of Mexico. The wind and current forces and moments are estimated from the OCIMF empirical data base for the given loading condition. The numerical results are compared with the OTRC(Offshore Technology Research Center: Model Basin for Offshore Platforms in Texas A&M University) 1:60 model-testing results with truncated mooring system. The system's stiffness and line tension as well as natural periods and damping obtained from the OTRC measurement are checked through numerically simulated static-offset and free-decay tests. The global vessel motion simulations in the hurricane condition were conducted by varying lateral and longitudinal hull drag coefficients, different mooring and riser set up, and wind-exposed areas to better understand the sensitivity of the FPSO responses against empirical parameters. It is particularly stressed that the dynamic mooring tension can be greatly underestimated when truncated mooring system is used.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2018

In this study, the optimal design of a mooring system was carried out. Unlike almost all design methods, which are based on the deterministic method, this study focused on the probabilistic method. The probabilistic method, especially the design of experiment (DOE), could be a good way to cover some of the drawbacks of the deterministic approach. There various parameters for a mooring system, as widely known, including the weight, length, and stiffness of line. Scenarios for the mooring system parameters were produced using the Latin Hypercube Sampling method of the probabilistic approach. Next, a vessel-mooring system coupled analysis was performed in Orcaflex. A total of 50 scenarios were used in this study to optimize the initial design by means of a genetic algorithm. Finally, after determining the optimal process, a reliability analysis was performed to understand the system validity.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.185-191
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• 2004

계측주라인은 부체를 일정 위치에 유지시키기 위한 구조요소로 이용된다 본 연구에서는 부소파제의 계류라인으로 사용되는 체인에 대한 동적거동 특성을 파악하기 위해서 체인에 대한 구조해석을 수행하였다. 먼저 체인에 대한 3차원 동적방정식을 유도하는데, 장력이 0부근인 영역에서 복원력을 표현하기 위하여 굽힘강성 성분을 포함시켰다. 수치적인 방법 통하여 3차원 동적 방정식을 해석하였다. 유한차분법을 적용하였는데, 조건에 상관없이 안정적인 음해법과 함께 비선형 해법인 뉴톤-랍슨 반복법을 사용하였다. 본 연구를 통하여 가진 주기에 따른 계류라인의 위치에 따른 장력응답 경향을 파악할 수 있었으며, 본 연구의 해석결과는 참고문헌의 실험결과와 그 경향이 잘 일치하였다. 본 연구결과는 향후 부소파제를 위한 계류라인 설계에 잘 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.87-94
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• 1985

본 논문에서는 최근에 개발된 심해용 구조물인 guyed tower 의 동력학적 해석방법과 이의 주요 설계인자인 guying system 의 강성 및 구조물기초부에서의 회전강성이 구조물의 거동에 미치는 영향에 대하여 연구하였다. 해석기법으로는 guying system 의 초기강성을 사용하여 구한 자유진동 모우드의 중첩법을 주로 고찰하였으며, 그 결과를 몇가지의 다른방법에 의한 결과와 비교검토하였다. 예제해석은 세계최초의 guyed tower 인 Lena tower 를 표준구조물로 택하여 수행되었다.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2002

계류된 사각형 부유식 방파제의 파랑제어성능에 대한 해석적인 연구를 수행하였다. 고유함수 전개법을 사용하여 사자형 부유식 방파제의 운동특성과 투과율을 살펴보았다. 계류삭의 강성계수는 선형 탄성스프링으로 가정하였다. 고유함수전개법을 사용한 해석결과는 유한요소법을 사용한 수피계산결과와 전 주파수에 걸쳐 잘 일치함을 보여주었다. 사각형 부유식 방파제의 단면형상과 계류삭의 특성 능과 간은 중요한 선계변수들과 입사파의 파장을 바꿔가면서 파랑 제어성능을 살펴보았다. 그 결과 적절히 설계된 부유식 방파제는 효과적인 파랑제어구조물로 활용이 가능하다는 결론을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국해안해양공학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.219-226
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• 1995

본 연구에서는 PVC나 PU와 같은 유연성이 있는 유연막 방파제와 임의의 입사각을 갖는 파의 상호작용문제를 다루었다. 유연막 방파제에 작용하는 파랑하증을 구하기 위하여 고유함수전개법(eigen-function expansion method)을 사용하였다. 이때 유연막의 변형이 유체장에 미치는 영향은 경계조건식으로부터 표현된다. 경계조건식에서 유연막의 변형은 막 방정식을 풀어 구한다. 계산 예로 유연막에 작용하는 장력과 계류삭의 강성계수 그리고 유연막의 높이를 변화시키면서 투과율과 반사율의 차이를 비교하였고, 입사각도의 변화에 따른 방파 효과의 차이를 살펴보았다. 결론적으로 유연막 구조물을 적절히 설계한다면 미래의 훌륭한 방파제로 활용이 가능하다고 여겨진다.