A design of semi-submersible platform is mainly based on the extreme response analysis due to the forces experienced by the components during lifetime. The external loads can induce the extreme air gap response and po...A design of semi-submersible platform is mainly based on the extreme response analysis due to the forces experienced by the components during lifetime. The external loads can induce the extreme air gap response and potential deck impact to the semi-submersible platform. It is important to predict air gap response of platforms accurately in order to check the strength of local structures which withstand the wave slamming due to negative air gap. The wind load cannot be simulated easily by model test in towing tank whereas it can be simulated accurately in wind tunnel test. Furthermore, full scale simulation of the mooring system in model test is still a tuffwork especially the stiffness of the mooring system. Owing to the above mentioned problem, the model test results are not accurate enough for air gap evaluation. The aim of this paper is to present sensitivity analysis results of air gap motion with respect to the mooring system and wind load for the design of semi-submersible platform. Though the model test results are not suitable for the direct evaluation of air gap, they can be used as a good basis for tuning the radiation damping and viscous drag in numerical simulation. In the presented design example, a numerical model is tuned and validated by ANSYS AQWA based on the model test results with a simple 4 line symmetrical horizontal soft mooring system. According to the tuned numerical model, sensitivity analysis studies of air gap motion with respect to the mooring system and wind load are performed in time domain. Three mooring systems and five simulation cases about the presented platform are simulated based on the results of wind tunnel tests and sea-keeping tests. The sensitivity analysis results are valuable for the floating platform design.展开更多
A design of offshore floating structure is mainly based on the extreme response analysis due to the forces experienced. The extreme response can induce the negative air gap response and potential impact to the deck bo...A design of offshore floating structure is mainly based on the extreme response analysis due to the forces experienced. The extreme response can induce the negative air gap response and potential impact to the deck bottom of floating structure. It is important to predict the slamming load in order to check the strength of local structures which withstand the wave slamming. In recent years, studies of the effects of wind load on air gap response and slamming load are ignored. When the platform suffers the extreme wave, the wind is also harsh.Moreover, the wind load can affect the motion response of the platform. The wind load cannot be simulated easily by model test in towing tank whereas it can be simulated accurately in wind tunnel test. Though the model test results are not accurate enough for air gap and slamming load evaluation due to the loss of wind effect, they can be used as a good basis for tuning the radiation damping and viscous drag in numerical simulation. This paper aims at presenting the sensitivity analysis results of wave slamming load with respect to the wind load for the design of semi-submersible platform. As an example of semi-submersible drilling platform design, the wind tunnel test has been carried out, and the sea-keeping model test is also performed in towing tank, while the wind load effect is ignored. According to the model test results, a numerical model is tuned and validated by ANSYS AQWA. Sensitivity analysis studies of the relative velocity between water particle and platform surface and the wave slamming load with respect to the wind load are performed in time domain by the tuned numerical model.Five simulation cases about the presented platform are simulated based on the results of wind tunnel tests and sea-keeping tests. The sensitivity analysis results are valuable for the floating platform design.展开更多
This paper studies the application of mathematical models to analyze the vortex-induced vibrations of the tendons of a given TLP along the Indian coastline, by using an analytical approach, using MATLAB. The tendon is...This paper studies the application of mathematical models to analyze the vortex-induced vibrations of the tendons of a given TLP along the Indian coastline, by using an analytical approach, using MATLAB. The tendon is subjected to a steady current load, which causes vortex-shedding downstream, leading to cross-flow vibrations. The magnitude of the excitation(lift and drag coefficients) depends on the vortex-shedding frequency. The resulting vibration is studied for possible resonant behavior. The excitation force is quantified empirically, the added mass by potential flow hydrodynamics, and the vibration by normal mode summation method. Non-linear viscous damping of the water is considered. The non-linear oscillations are studied by the phase-plane method, investigating the limit-cycle oscillations. The stable/unstable regions of the dynamic behavior are demarcated. The modal contribution to the total deflection is studied to establish the possibility of resonance of one of the wet modes with the vortex-shedding frequency.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11072149)
文摘A design of semi-submersible platform is mainly based on the extreme response analysis due to the forces experienced by the components during lifetime. The external loads can induce the extreme air gap response and potential deck impact to the semi-submersible platform. It is important to predict air gap response of platforms accurately in order to check the strength of local structures which withstand the wave slamming due to negative air gap. The wind load cannot be simulated easily by model test in towing tank whereas it can be simulated accurately in wind tunnel test. Furthermore, full scale simulation of the mooring system in model test is still a tuffwork especially the stiffness of the mooring system. Owing to the above mentioned problem, the model test results are not accurate enough for air gap evaluation. The aim of this paper is to present sensitivity analysis results of air gap motion with respect to the mooring system and wind load for the design of semi-submersible platform. Though the model test results are not suitable for the direct evaluation of air gap, they can be used as a good basis for tuning the radiation damping and viscous drag in numerical simulation. In the presented design example, a numerical model is tuned and validated by ANSYS AQWA based on the model test results with a simple 4 line symmetrical horizontal soft mooring system. According to the tuned numerical model, sensitivity analysis studies of air gap motion with respect to the mooring system and wind load are performed in time domain. Three mooring systems and five simulation cases about the presented platform are simulated based on the results of wind tunnel tests and sea-keeping tests. The sensitivity analysis results are valuable for the floating platform design.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11072149)
文摘A design of offshore floating structure is mainly based on the extreme response analysis due to the forces experienced. The extreme response can induce the negative air gap response and potential impact to the deck bottom of floating structure. It is important to predict the slamming load in order to check the strength of local structures which withstand the wave slamming. In recent years, studies of the effects of wind load on air gap response and slamming load are ignored. When the platform suffers the extreme wave, the wind is also harsh.Moreover, the wind load can affect the motion response of the platform. The wind load cannot be simulated easily by model test in towing tank whereas it can be simulated accurately in wind tunnel test. Though the model test results are not accurate enough for air gap and slamming load evaluation due to the loss of wind effect, they can be used as a good basis for tuning the radiation damping and viscous drag in numerical simulation. This paper aims at presenting the sensitivity analysis results of wave slamming load with respect to the wind load for the design of semi-submersible platform. As an example of semi-submersible drilling platform design, the wind tunnel test has been carried out, and the sea-keeping model test is also performed in towing tank, while the wind load effect is ignored. According to the model test results, a numerical model is tuned and validated by ANSYS AQWA. Sensitivity analysis studies of the relative velocity between water particle and platform surface and the wave slamming load with respect to the wind load are performed in time domain by the tuned numerical model.Five simulation cases about the presented platform are simulated based on the results of wind tunnel tests and sea-keeping tests. The sensitivity analysis results are valuable for the floating platform design.
文摘This paper studies the application of mathematical models to analyze the vortex-induced vibrations of the tendons of a given TLP along the Indian coastline, by using an analytical approach, using MATLAB. The tendon is subjected to a steady current load, which causes vortex-shedding downstream, leading to cross-flow vibrations. The magnitude of the excitation(lift and drag coefficients) depends on the vortex-shedding frequency. The resulting vibration is studied for possible resonant behavior. The excitation force is quantified empirically, the added mass by potential flow hydrodynamics, and the vibration by normal mode summation method. Non-linear viscous damping of the water is considered. The non-linear oscillations are studied by the phase-plane method, investigating the limit-cycle oscillations. The stable/unstable regions of the dynamic behavior are demarcated. The modal contribution to the total deflection is studied to establish the possibility of resonance of one of the wet modes with the vortex-shedding frequency.
