Much attention should be paid to a large FPSO moored permanently in an oil field with water depth of only about 20 m, since shallow water effects on the hydrodynamics may bring about collision and damage. A 160kDWT FP...Much attention should be paid to a large FPSO moored permanently in an oil field with water depth of only about 20 m, since shallow water effects on the hydrodynamics may bring about collision and damage. A 160kDWT FPSO with a permanent soft yoke mooring system is investigated with various shallow water depths and focuses are the low frequency surge motion and mooring load. Computation for the FPSO system is made based on linear 3-D potential fluid theory and time-domain numerical simulation method. Corresponding model test is carried out in the ocean engineering basin of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. It is shown that, in the surge natural period, low frequency surge motion and mooring force increase remarkably with the decrease of water depth. Especially, the smaller the ratio of water depth and draught is, the quicker the increase is. The shallow water effects should be taken into account carefully for determining the design load of a single point mooring system.展开更多
Mooring system is the key equipment of FPSO safe operation. The soft yoke mooring system is regarded as one of the best shallow water mooring strategies and widely applied to the oil exploitation in the Bohai Bay in C...Mooring system is the key equipment of FPSO safe operation. The soft yoke mooring system is regarded as one of the best shallow water mooring strategies and widely applied to the oil exploitation in the Bohai Bay in China and the Gulf of Mexico. Based on the analysis of numerous monitoring data obtained by the prototype monitoring system of one FPSO in the Bohai Bay, the on-site lateral vibration behaviors found on the site of the soft yoke subject to wave load were analyzed. ADAMS simulation and model experiment were utilized to analyze the soft yoke lateral vibration and it was determined that lateral vibration was resonance behaviors caused by wave excitation. On the basis of the soft yoke longitudinal restoring force being guaranteed, a TLD-based vibration damper system was constructed and the vibration reduction experiments with multi-tank space and multi-load conditions were developed. The experimental results demonstrated that the proposed TLD vibration reduction system can effectively reduce lateral vibration of soft yoke structures.展开更多
针对软刚臂系泊系统铰节点在服役过程中出现的疲劳损伤问题,提出一种基于原型监测和局部密度双向聚类算法(Bidirectional Clustering Algorithm based on Local Density,BCALoD)的疲劳寿命计算方法。采用BCALoD算法对获得的船体六自由...针对软刚臂系泊系统铰节点在服役过程中出现的疲劳损伤问题,提出一种基于原型监测和局部密度双向聚类算法(Bidirectional Clustering Algorithm based on Local Density,BCALoD)的疲劳寿命计算方法。采用BCALoD算法对获得的船体六自由度进行工况分类,运用多体动力学将运动数据转算为受力时程,将其作为铰节点疲劳寿命分析的载荷谱。采用Abaqus软件建立各铰节点有限元模型以计算热点应力,结合Miner线性疲劳累积损伤理论和雨流计数方法计算疲劳寿命。进一步分析评估基于实测数据的铰节点疲劳设计指标,指出该FPSO软刚臂上铰节点的疲劳寿命不足以支持其完成服役,且各铰节点难以统一维护和更换。本研究可为在役软刚臂系泊系统的疲劳寿命计算提供一种新的载荷处理方法,为未来海洋平台的设计提供参考。展开更多
As a popular solution for mooring an FPSO （Floating Production, Storage and Offloading） permanently in shallow water, the soft yoke mooring system has been widely used in ocean oil production activities in the Bohai...As a popular solution for mooring an FPSO （Floating Production, Storage and Offloading） permanently in shallow water, the soft yoke mooring system has been widely used in ocean oil production activities in the Bohai Bay of China. In order to simulate the interaction mechanism and conduct dynamic analysis of the soft yoke mooring system, a theoretical model with basic dynamic equations is established. A numerical iteration algorithm based on error estimation is developed to solve the equations and calculate the dynanfic response of the mooring system due to FPSO motions. Validation is conducted by wave basin experimentation. It is shown that the numerical simulation takes only a few iteration times and the final errors are small. Furthermore, the calculated results of both the static and dynamic responses agree well with those ones obtained by the model test. It indicates that the efficiency, the precision, the reliability and the validity of the developed numerical algorithm and program are rather good. It is proposed to develop a real-time monitoring system to further monitor the dynamic performance of the FPSO with a soft yoke mooring system under various real sea environments.展开更多
基金This work was financially supported bythe National High Technology and Development Programof China (Grant No.2004AA616180)
文摘Much attention should be paid to a large FPSO moored permanently in an oil field with water depth of only about 20 m, since shallow water effects on the hydrodynamics may bring about collision and damage. A 160kDWT FPSO with a permanent soft yoke mooring system is investigated with various shallow water depths and focuses are the low frequency surge motion and mooring load. Computation for the FPSO system is made based on linear 3-D potential fluid theory and time-domain numerical simulation method. Corresponding model test is carried out in the ocean engineering basin of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. It is shown that, in the surge natural period, low frequency surge motion and mooring force increase remarkably with the decrease of water depth. Especially, the smaller the ratio of water depth and draught is, the quicker the increase is. The shallow water effects should be taken into account carefully for determining the design load of a single point mooring system.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11572072)the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2014CB046803 and 2016ZX05028-002-005)
文摘Mooring system is the key equipment of FPSO safe operation. The soft yoke mooring system is regarded as one of the best shallow water mooring strategies and widely applied to the oil exploitation in the Bohai Bay in China and the Gulf of Mexico. Based on the analysis of numerous monitoring data obtained by the prototype monitoring system of one FPSO in the Bohai Bay, the on-site lateral vibration behaviors found on the site of the soft yoke subject to wave load were analyzed. ADAMS simulation and model experiment were utilized to analyze the soft yoke lateral vibration and it was determined that lateral vibration was resonance behaviors caused by wave excitation. On the basis of the soft yoke longitudinal restoring force being guaranteed, a TLD-based vibration damper system was constructed and the vibration reduction experiments with multi-tank space and multi-load conditions were developed. The experimental results demonstrated that the proposed TLD vibration reduction system can effectively reduce lateral vibration of soft yoke structures.
文摘针对软刚臂系泊系统铰节点在服役过程中出现的疲劳损伤问题,提出一种基于原型监测和局部密度双向聚类算法(Bidirectional Clustering Algorithm based on Local Density,BCALoD)的疲劳寿命计算方法。采用BCALoD算法对获得的船体六自由度进行工况分类,运用多体动力学将运动数据转算为受力时程,将其作为铰节点疲劳寿命分析的载荷谱。采用Abaqus软件建立各铰节点有限元模型以计算热点应力,结合Miner线性疲劳累积损伤理论和雨流计数方法计算疲劳寿命。进一步分析评估基于实测数据的铰节点疲劳设计指标,指出该FPSO软刚臂上铰节点的疲劳寿命不足以支持其完成服役,且各铰节点难以统一维护和更换。本研究可为在役软刚臂系泊系统的疲劳寿命计算提供一种新的载荷处理方法,为未来海洋平台的设计提供参考。
基金This work was financially supported bythe National High Technology and Development Program of China(Grant No.2004AA616180)the Shanghai Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.07ZR14048)
文摘As a popular solution for mooring an FPSO （Floating Production, Storage and Offloading） permanently in shallow water, the soft yoke mooring system has been widely used in ocean oil production activities in the Bohai Bay of China. In order to simulate the interaction mechanism and conduct dynamic analysis of the soft yoke mooring system, a theoretical model with basic dynamic equations is established. A numerical iteration algorithm based on error estimation is developed to solve the equations and calculate the dynanfic response of the mooring system due to FPSO motions. Validation is conducted by wave basin experimentation. It is shown that the numerical simulation takes only a few iteration times and the final errors are small. Furthermore, the calculated results of both the static and dynamic responses agree well with those ones obtained by the model test. It indicates that the efficiency, the precision, the reliability and the validity of the developed numerical algorithm and program are rather good. It is proposed to develop a real-time monitoring system to further monitor the dynamic performance of the FPSO with a soft yoke mooring system under various real sea environments.
