• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.329-343
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• 2018

The inclination of seabed profile (sloped seabed) is one of the known topographic features which can be observed at different seabed level in the large offshore basin. A mooring system connected between the platform and global seabed is an integral part of the floating structure which tries to keep the floating platform settled in its own position against hostile sea environment. This paper deals with an investigation of the motion responses of an FPSO platform moored on the sloped seabed under the combined action of wave, wind and current loads. A three-dimensional panel discretization method has been used to model the floating body. To introduce the connection of multi-segmented non-linear elastic catenary mooring cables with the sloped seabed, a quasi-static composite catenary model is employed. The model and analysis have been completed by using hydrodynamic diffraction code AQWA. Validation of the numerical model has been successfully carried out with an experimental work published in the latest literature. The analysis procedure in this study has been followed time domain analysis. The study involves an objective oriented investigation on platform motions, in order to identify the effects of the slopped seabed, the action of the wave, wind and current loads and the presence of riser system. In the end, an effective analysis has been performed to identify a stable mooring model in demand of reducing structural responses of the FPSO.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.287-312
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• 2023

The global performance of a 15 MW floating offshore wind turbine, a newly designed semisubmersible floating foundation with multiple heave plates by CNOOC, is investigated with two independent turbine-floater-mooring coupled dynamic analysis programs CHARM3D-FAST and OrcaFlex. The semisubmersible platform hosts IEA 15 MW reference wind turbine modulated for VolturnUS-S and hybrid type (chain-wire-chain with clumps) 3×2 mooring lines targeting the water depth of 100 m. The numerical free-decay simulation results are compared with physical experiments with 1:64 scaled model in 3D wave basin, from which appropriate drag coefficients for heave plates were estimated. The tuned numerical simulation tools were then used for the feasibility and global performance analysis of the FOWT considering the 50-yr-storm condition and maximum operational condition. The effect of tower flexibility was investigated by comparing tower-base fore-aft bending moment and nacelle translational accelerations. It is found that the tower-base bending moment and nacelle accelerations can be appreciably increased due to the tower flexibility.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제28권5B호
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• pp.559-573
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• 2008

Navier-Stokes식, Gaussian 분포형 용출함수를 이용한 내부조파, energy absorbing layer로 삼차원 파랑모형을 새롭게 구성하였다. Navier-Stokes식의 수치적분에는 정교한 수치기법인 SPH(Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics)가 활용된다. 제안된 파랑모형의 검증은 삼차원 포물형 용기에서의 sloshing현상과 Thacker(1981)의 해석해를 토대로 수행되었다. 초기 수면 형상이 Gaussian hump인 경우와 일방향으로 경사진 경우에 대해 수치모의 하였다. 수치모의 결과 수면이 융기되도록 구속한 외부조건이 해제되면서 시작되는 자유진동의 정성적 거동은 비교적 정확히 모의되었으나 시간이 경과될수록 위상차, 침수선이 퇴각하는 등 초기 수면과는 상당히 다른 결과를 보였다. 최종적인 검증은 쐐기모양 해안에서의 비선형 천수, 굴절거동의 수치모의를 토대로 진행되었다. 수치모의 결과 굴절되는 양이 Hamiltonian ray theory가 제공하는 수치보다 전반적으로 작게 나타났다. 이러한 현상은 이상유체와 선형 이론에 기초한 Hamiltonian ray theory에서 간과된 비선형성, 점성으로 인한 양안과 저면에서의 에너지 감쇄, 쇄파 과정에 유동계에 도입되는 에너지 감쇄, 선행파랑에 의한 down-rush와 조우시 발생하는 도수 등에 기인하는 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Ship and Ocean Technology
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2005

Recently moored offshore vessels like as FPSO(Floating Production Storage Offloading) are frequently deployed in seas for a long time. For successful operation, the motion behavior of such a vessel in waves must be clarified in advance either theoretically or experimentally. It is of particular interest to examine the behavior, when swells are superposed to seas with different incident angle. Such a situation is actually reported in some offshore oilfield. In this paper, the motion of a FPSO in irregular waves including swells is studied in time domain. Hydrodynamic coefficients and wave forces are calculated in frequency domain using three-dimensional singularity distribution method. Time memory function and added mass at infinite frequency are derived by Fourier transform utilizing hydrodynamic damping coefficients. In the process, the numerical accuracy of added mass at infinite frequency is carefully examined in association with free decay simulations. It is found from numerical simulations that swells significantly affect the vertical motion of FPSO mainly because of their longer period compared to the ordinary sea waves. In particular, the roll motion is largely amplified because the dominant period of swell is closer to the roll natural period than that of seas.

• 한국해안·해양공학회논문집
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.49-61
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 직립벽을 따른 불규칙파의 연파특성을 평면수조를 이용한 수리모형실험과 Kirby and Ozkan(1994)에 의해 개발된 REF/DIF S 모형을 이용한 해석결과를 통해 검토하였다. 본 연구에서는 불규칙파에 의한 연파특성, 규칙파 및 불규칙파에 의한 차이점과 유사점을 검토하였다. REF/DIF S모형에 의한 불규칙파의 연파 해석결과는 수리실험결과와 잘 일치하였다. 제체 전면을 따른 상대파고는 규칙파 및 불규칙파 모두 유사하게 나타났으나, 제체 직각방향의 파고분포 경향은 매우 큰 차이를 보였다.

• 한국해안해양공학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.122-138
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• 2001

얕은 수심 위를 전파하는 파가 갑자기 훨씬 깊은 수심을 만나면 더 이상 전파하지 못하고 반사된다는 사실이 잘 알려져 있다. 이러한 현상을 항만에 적용하여 항내 수심을 항회에 비하여 매우 깊게 만들면 항내로 침입하는 파를 수심이 급변하는 지점에서 반사시킴으로써 항만 정온도를 개선할 수 있을 것이다. 본 논문에서는 우선 완경사방정식 및 확장형 완경사방정식을 사용한 모형들을 입구에 급격한 수심 경사가 있는 직사각형 항만에서의 장주기 부진동에 적용한 결과 두 모형 사이에 차이가 거의 없음을 확인하였다. 이 수치모형을 항내 전체를 준설한 현실감 있는 모형 항만에 적용한 결과 기존 수심의 2배로 준설한 경우에는 저감 효과가 크지 않았으나 3배로 준설한 경우 선체운동에 악영향을 미칠 수 있는 주기 1∼5분의 장주기파를 크게 감소시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 항내 수역의 일부만 준설하는 경우에도 준설된 지역에서 전체 준설의 경우와 비슷한 정도의 효과가 있음을 확인함으로써 이 방법이 항내 장주기파 저감 대책의 하나로 고려될 수 있음을 제시하였다.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.435-460
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• 2017

The main objective of this study is to investigate the turning and zig-zag maneuvering performance of the well-known naval surface combatant DTMB (David Taylor Model Basin) 5415 hull with URANS (Unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes) method. Numerical simulations of static drift tests have been performed by a commercial RANS solver based on a finite volume method (FVM) in an unsteady manner. The fluid flow is considered as 3-D, incompressible and fully turbulent. Hydrodynamic analyses have been carried out for a fixed Froude number 0.28. During the analyses, the free surface effects have been taken into account using VOF (Volume of Fluid) method and the hull is considered as fixed. First, the code has been validated with the available experimental data in literature. After validation, static drift, static rudder and drift and rudder tests have been simulated. The forces and moments acting on the hull have been computed with URANS approach. Numerical results have been applied to determine the hydrodynamic maneuvering coefficients, such as, velocity terms and rudder terms. The acceleration, angular velocity and cross-coupled terms have been taken from the available experimental data. A computer program has been developed to apply a fast maneuvering simulation technique. Abkowitz's non-linear mathematical model has been used to calculate the forces and moment acting on the hull during the maneuvering motion. Euler method on the other hand has been applied to solve the simultaneous differential equations. Turning and zig-zag maneuvering simulations have been carried out and the maneuvering characteristics have been determined and the numerical simulation results have been compared with the available data in literature. In addition, viscous effects have been investigated using Eulerian approach for several static drift cases.

• Ocean Systems Engineering
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.285-296
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• 2011

Spar platforms have several advantages for deploying wind turbines in offshore for depth beyond 120 m. The merit of spar platform is large range of topside payloads, favourable motions compared to other floating structures and minimum hull/deck interface. The main objective of this paper is to present the response analysis of the slack moored spar platform supporting 5MW wind turbine with bottom keel plates in regular and random waves, studied experimentally and numerically. A 1:100 scale model of the spar with sparD, sparCD and sparSD configuration was studied in the wave basin ($30{\times}30{\times}3m$) in Ocean engineering department in IIT Madras. In present study the effect of wind loading, blade dynamics and control, and tower elasticity are not considered. This paper presents the details of the studies carried out on a 16 m diameter and 100 m long spar buoy supporting a 90 m tall 5 MW wind turbine with 3600 kN weight of Nacelle and Rotor and 3500 kN weight of tower. The weight of the ballast and the draft of the spar are adjusted in such a way to keep the centre of gravity below the centre of buoyancy. The mooring lines are divided into four groups, each of which has four lines. The studies were carried out in regular and random waves. The operational significant wave height of 2.5 m and 10 s wave period and survival significant wave height of 6 m and 18 s wave period in 300 m water depth are considered. The wind speed corresponding to the operational wave height is about 22 knots and this wind speed is considered to be operating wind speed for turbines. The heave and surge accelerations at the top of spar platform were measured and are used for calculating the response. The geometric modeling of spar was carried out using Multisurf and this was directly exported to WAMIT for subsequent hydrodynamic and mooring system analysis. The numerical results were compared with experimental results and the comparison was found to be good. Parametric study was carried out to find out the effect of shape, size and spacing of keel plate and from the results obtained from present work ,it is recommended to use circular keel plate instead of square plate.

• Journal of Advanced Research in Ocean Engineering
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.168-175
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• 2015

This study consists of an experimental investigation of the reduction of the second-order roll motion of a semi-submersible platform in head sea conditions by adding hull damping. The second-order heave drift force and roll drift moment are known to be the main triggers that induce the list angle (Hong et al., 2010). Hong et al. (2013) used numerical calculations to show the possibility of reducing the list angle by changing the pontoon shape and adding a damping device on the hull. One of their findings was that the reduction in the list angle due to the increase in pontoon surface damping was significant. A series of model tests were carried out with a 1:50 scaled model of semi-submersible at the KRISO wave basin. The experiments indicated that adding damping on the hull surface effectively suppressed the list angle.

• 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.