• 한국해안해양공학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.92-99
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• 1991

해상에 계류된 부유체는 입사하는 파도에 의해 선형항인 파랑하중과 함께 2차항인 표류력을 받는다. 2차항의 표류력은 자유표면조건의 비선형성에 의해 서로 유사한 주파수를 갖는 2개의 선형 성분파간의 상호작용으로 발생하는 장주기 성분을 포함하고 있다. 대개의 계류계의 수평 인장력은 관성력항에 비해 아주 작은 양이고, 따라서 계류계의 설치로 나타나는 부유체의 수평운동 고유주기는 장주기이므로 때로는 공진이 일어나게 된다. 이렇게 야기된 대진폭운동은 작업조건을 악화시키는 것은 물론 계류계에 심각한 손상을 줄 수 있다. 부유체의 계류계로 최근 관심을 모으고 있는 Turret 계류계의 설계에도 이러한 장주기 표류력에 대한 고려와 함께 풍향성이 있는(weathervaning) 천이운동시 Roller Bearing에 걸리는 수평하중에 대한 해석이 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 불규칙파중에 계류된 부유체에 작용하는 장주기 표류력을 2차 전달함수를 사용하여 계산한 뒤 장주기 표류력에 의한 전후동요를 시간기억 효과를 고려하여 시뮬레이션하였다. 계류계로는 분산된(spread) Turret형 계류계를 대상으로 하였으며 계류계의 수평인장계수를 매시간 단계마다 계산하는 방법으로 비선형성을 고려하였다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.143-153
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• 2015

This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the motion of an FPSO (Floating production storage and off-loading) and the characteristics of the mooring systejavascript:confirm_mark('abe', '1');m according to the turret position. Model tests of a turret-moored FPSO were carried out in the Ocean Engineering basin of KRISO. The FPSO was moored using an internal turret and catenary mooring. The models (1/60 scale) that were prepared included the FPSO, turret, and mooring lines. The experiments were conducted in irregular waves and combined environments, with waves, currents, and winds. A time-domain simulation was performed using OrcaFlex. The motion response and mooring line tension from the present calculations were compared with the results of experiments, and the agreement was fairly good. In addition, the results showed that the weathervaning stability was improved when the position of the turret was moved in the bow direction.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.304-315
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• 2020

The main features of offshore turret platforms are station-keeping and weathervaning functions. Due to the complexity of the yaw motion, abundant research is being done to verify the factors that affect the heading stability. Simulations are used for studies that are not possible with experiments, but the conditions must be verified using experimental results. This study presents methods to estimate turret-related parameters such as the rotational stiffness and rotational damping. A time series analysis was performed, and the results showed that the calculation using the obtained parameters agreed well with experimental results.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.265-287
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• 2016

The change of the global performance of a turret-moored FPSO (Floating Production Storage Offloading) with DP (Dynamic Positioning) control is simulated, analyzed, and compared for two different internal turret location cases; bow and midship. Both collinear and non-collinear 100-yr GOM (Gulf of Mexico) storm environments and three cases (mooring-only, with DP position control, with DP position+heading control) are considered. The horizontal trajectory, 6DOF (degree of freedom) motions, fairlead mooring and riser tension, and fuel consumptions are compared. The PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) controller based on LQR (linear quadratic regulator) theory and the thrust-allocation algorithm which is based on the penalty optimization theory are implemented in the fully-coupled time-domain hull-mooring-riser-DP simulation program. Both in collinear and non-collinear 100-yr WWC (wind-wave-current) environments, the advantage of mid-ship turret is demonstrated by the significant reduction in heave at the turret location due to the minimal coupling with pitch mode, which is beneficial to mooring and riser design. However, in the non-collinear WWC environment, the mid-turret case exhibits unfavorable weathervaning characteristics, which can be reduced by employing DP position and heading controls as demonstrated in the present case studies. The present study also reveals the plausible cause of the failure of mid-turret Gryphon Alpha FPSO in milder environment than its survival condition.