In the paper, a comprehensive numerical study on the moored system is performed in time domain. The moored system, which is composed of the floating body sub system and the mooring line sub system, is calculated as ...In the paper, a comprehensive numerical study on the moored system is performed in time domain. The moored system, which is composed of the floating body sub system and the mooring line sub system, is calculated as a whole system by coupling. A time domain method is applied to the analysis of the mooring line sub system, and at the same time, an indirect time domain method translated from frequency domain to time domain is developed to calculate the floating body sub system. In the end, an FPSO vessel is calculated as a numerical example by the present method. A comparison of the result of the model test and that of the numerical method indicates that the present method is exact and effective.展开更多
There is a need to obtain the hydrologic data including ocean current, wave, temperature and so on in the South China Sea. A new profiling instrument which does not suffer from the damage due to nature forces or incid...There is a need to obtain the hydrologic data including ocean current, wave, temperature and so on in the South China Sea. A new profiling instrument which does not suffer from the damage due to nature forces or incidents caused by passing ships, is under development to acquire data from this area. This device is based on a taut single point mid-water mooring system. It incorporates a small, instrumented vertically profiling float attached via an electromechanical cable to a winch integral with the main subsurface flotation. On a pre-set schedule, the instrument float with sensors is winched up to the surface if there is no ship passing by, which is defined by an on-board miniature sonar. And it can be. inunediately winched down to a certain depth if the sonar sensor finds something is coming. Since, because of logistics, the area can only be visited once for a long time and a minimum of 10 times per day profiles are desired, energy demands are severe. To respond to these concerns, the system has been designed to conserve a substantial portion of the potential energy lost during the ascent phase of each profile and subsequently use this energy to pull the instrument down. Compared with the previous single-point layered measuring mode, it is advanced and economical. At last the paper introduces the test in the South China Sea.展开更多
Hydrodynamic performance of an ultra deep turret-moored Floating Liquefied Natural Gas （FLNG） system is investigated. Hydrodynamic modeling of a turret-moored FLNG system, in consideration of the coupling effects of...Hydrodynamic performance of an ultra deep turret-moored Floating Liquefied Natural Gas （FLNG） system is investigated. Hydrodynamic modeling of a turret-moored FLNG system, in consideration of the coupling effects of the vessel and its mooring lines, has been addressed in details. Based on the boundary element method, a 3-D panel model of the FLNG vessel and the related free water surface model are established, and the first-order and second-order mean-drift wave loads and other hydrodynamic coefficients are calculated. A systematic model test program consisting of the white noise wave test, offset test and irregular wave test combined with current and wind, etc. is performed to verify the numerical model. Owing to the depth limit of the water basin, the model test is carried out for the hydrodynamics of the FLNG coupled with only the truncated mooring system. The numerical simulation model features well the hydrodynamic performance of the FLNG system obtained from the model tests. The hydrodynamic characteristics presented in both the numerical simulations and the physical model tests would serve as the guidance for the ongoing project of FLNG system.展开更多
With the floating structures pushing their activities to the ultra-deep water, model tests have presented a challenge due to the limitation of the existing wave basins. Therefore, the concept of truncated mooring syst...With the floating structures pushing their activities to the ultra-deep water, model tests have presented a challenge due to the limitation of the existing wave basins. Therefore, the concept of truncated mooring system is implemented to replace the full depth mooring system in the model tests, which aims to have the same dynamic responses as the full depth system. The truncated mooring system plays such a significant role that extra attention should be paid to the mooring systems with large truncation factor. Three different types of large truncation factor mooring system are being employed in the simulations, including the homogenously truncated mooring system, non-homogenously truncated mooring system and simplified truncated mooring system. A catenary moored semi-submersible operating at 1000 m water depth is presented. In addition, truncated mooring systems are proposed at the truncated water depth of 200 m. In order to explore the applicability of these truncated mooring systems, numerical simulations of the platform’s surge free decay interacting with three different styles of truncated mooring systems are studied in calm water. Furthermore, the mooring-induced damping of the truncated mooring systems is simulated in the regular wave. Finally, the platform motion responses and mooring line dynamics are simulated in irregular wave. All these simulations are implemented by employing full time domain coupled dynamic analysis, and the results are compared with those of the full depth simulations in the same cases. The results show that the mooring-induced damping plays a significant role in platform motion responses, and all truncated mooring systems are suitable for model tests with appropriate truncated mooring line diameters. However, a large diameter is needed for simplified truncated mooring lines. The suggestions are given to the selection of truncated mooring system for different situations as well as to the truncated mooring design criteria.展开更多
This paper discusses the analysis done on the meteorological ocean buoy mooring used for monitoring the Indian seas. Based on the extreme environmental parameters experienced by the buoys, mooring loads are analyzed u...This paper discusses the analysis done on the meteorological ocean buoy mooring used for monitoring the Indian seas. Based on the extreme environmental parameters experienced by the buoys, mooring loads are analyzed using offshore dynamic analysis software. The results obtained are validated with the tension recorder installed in one of the moorings, and the results are found to comply with an accuracy of better than 1%. The successful on demand performance of the mooring during major cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the vital meteorological and oceanographic information provided by the buoy during these disastrous cyclonic events validates the mooring design, and proves the data availability for societal needs. The time critical data assimilated in the cyclone prediction models have given confidence to improve the country＇s weather prediction and climate modelling capabilities.展开更多
This paper presents a multi-module oscillating water column(OWC)wave energy converter(WEC)array system,comprising seven interconnected OWC modules.The modules are connected by elastic ropes with clumped weights positi...This paper presents a multi-module oscillating water column(OWC)wave energy converter(WEC)array system,comprising seven interconnected OWC modules.The modules are connected by elastic ropes with clumped weights positioned at the ropes'midpoints.Three distinct mooring systems are designed for this OWC array,and the impact of mooring configurations on the hydrodynamic responses of the OWCs and mooring tensions is thoroughly examined.Three-dimensional potential flow theory is applied to perform time domain analyses.The motion responses of representative modules,the tension of specific mooring lines,and the spacing between adjacent modules in the array system are investigated through a comprehensive coupled dynamic analysis in the time domain.Based on these analyses,recommendations are provided for the optimal mooring system configuration for the array system.展开更多
This study employs the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics(SPH)method to develop a computational fluid dynamics(CFD)model for analyzing the interaction between rogue waves and mooring systems.Four floating body configurat...This study employs the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics(SPH)method to develop a computational fluid dynamics(CFD)model for analyzing the interaction between rogue waves and mooring systems.Four floating body configurations are investigated:(1)dual rectangular prisms,(2)rectangular prism–sphere composites,(3)sphere–rectangular prism composites,and(4)dual spheres.These configurations are systematically evaluated under varying mooring conditions to assess their hydrodynamic performance and wave attenuation capabilities.The model accurately captures the complex fluid–structure interaction dynamics between moored floating breakwaters and incident wave fields.Among the configurations,the dual rectangular prism system demonstrates superior performance in both wave dissipation and mooring force reduction.Under conditions involving dual wave makers,the influence of floating body shape and number on wave height is found to be minimal.However,dual-body arrangements consistently outperform single-body setups in terms of both energy dissipation and structural stability.From a cost-efficiency perspective,the configuration comprising two rectangular prisms connected via a single mooring system offers significant advantages in material usage and deployment feasibility.展开更多
With the development of marine resources,a dual-platform joint operation has been paid more attention.In this paper,the mooring layout space and relative motion limitation of the dual-platform berthing operation were ...With the development of marine resources,a dual-platform joint operation has been paid more attention.In this paper,the mooring layout space and relative motion limitation of the dual-platform berthing operation were fully considered.A new hybrid mooring system with“X+buoy”combination was designed based on the characteristics of catenary and tension mooring.The hydrodynamic characteristics of the new mooring system were analyzed by combining numerical simulation with model experiment.Under the regular and freak waves with different wave heights and periods,the time-domain full-coupling analysis method was used to study the hydrodynamic characteristics of the mooring system.It can be found that the arrangement of dual-platform under 0◦wave direction is optimal,and the“X+buoy”combined mooring system designed in this paper has a good follow-up between the two platforms under different regular and freak waves.The relative motion response between the two platforms can be effectively controlled,and finally the positioning of the dual-platform joint operation is realized.Research results of this paper provide a theoretical basis and technical support for the hydrodynamic performance analysis and safety assessment of deep-sea offshore platforms in China.展开更多
Taiwan Island is at the joint of Eurasian Continent and Pacific Plate, under threatening of typhoons and northeasterly strong winds. Consequently, enormous human lives and properties are lost every year. It is necessa...Taiwan Island is at the joint of Eurasian Continent and Pacific Plate, under threatening of typhoons and northeasterly strong winds. Consequently, enormous human lives and properties are lost every year. It is necessary to develop a coastal sea-state monitoring system. This paper introduces the coastal sea-state monitoring system （CSMS） along Taiwan coast. The COMC （Coastal Ocean Monitoring Center in National Cheng Kung University） built the Taiwan coastal sea-state monitoring system, which is modern and self-sufficient, consisting of data buoy, pile station, tide station, coastal weather station, and radar monitoring station. To assure the data quality, Data Quality Check Procedure （DQCP） and Standard Operation Procedure （SOP） were developed by the COMC. In further data analysis and data implementation of the observation, this paper also introduces some new methods that make the data with much more promising uses. These methods include empirical mode decomposition （EMD） used for the analysis of storm surge water level, wavelet transform used for the analysis of wave characteristics from nearshore X-band radar images, and data assimilation technique applied in wave nowcast operation. The coastal sea-state monitoring system has a great potential in providing ocean information to serve the society.展开更多
Energy transfers among internal waves in the northern South China Sea are not well characterized,particularly during typhoons,owing to the lack of in situ observations.Based on high-resolution mooring data collected d...Energy transfers among internal waves in the northern South China Sea are not well characterized,particularly during typhoons,owing to the lack of in situ observations.Based on high-resolution mooring data collected during Typhoon Trami(2024),this study reveals the occurrence of robust vertical energy redistribution among diurnal internal tides(D1 ITs)and near-inertial waves(NIWs).Strikingly,the typhoon not only amplified the NIW energy but also triggered an unexpected surge in the D1 IT energy.The observed average net energy transfer rate of 1×10^(-7) W kg^(−1) from typhoon-forced NIWs to D1 ITs occurred at water depths of 120-170 m.Further bispectral analysis indicated that the energy transfer is driven by nonlinear wave—wave interaction.These results reveal the existence of a new energy transfer pathway—from atmospheric forcing to D1 ITs—and redefine the redistribution of the internal wave energy during extreme weather events.展开更多
Bilayer MoS2 is a promising channel candidate for extending Moore’s law,owing to its optimal channel thickness and improved suppression of extrinsic scattering compared to monolayers.However,its intrinsic phonon-limi...Bilayer MoS2 is a promising channel candidate for extending Moore’s law,owing to its optimal channel thickness and improved suppression of extrinsic scattering compared to monolayers.However,its intrinsic phonon-limited electron mobility is severely limited by enhanced K–Q intervalley scattering arising from the multivalley conduction band feature inherent to the bilayer structure.To overcome this bottleneck,we propose a“valley separation engineering”strategy that combines a twist angle near 30°with applied stress.Our first-principles calculations demonstrate that although valley separation can be continuously increased using this strategy,the electron mobility saturates at∼200 cm^(2)⋅V^(−1)⋅s^(−1).The saturation is attributed to the competition between the reduced effective mass and enhanced intravalley scattering induced by phonon softening once the detrimental intervalley scattering is effectively suppressed by sufficient valley separation.This study establishes a theoretical upper limit for the intrinsic electron transport of bilayer MoS2 masked by severe intervalley scattering.展开更多
Analyzed are the merits and demerits of catenary mooring system and taut mooring system, which are commonly used nowadays. As falling somewhere between these two systems, a new mooring system integrating catenary with...Analyzed are the merits and demerits of catenary mooring system and taut mooring system, which are commonly used nowadays. As falling somewhere between these two systems, a new mooring system integrating catenary with taut mooring is proposed. In order to expound and prove the advantages of this new system, the motion performance of a semi-submersible platform is simulated by employing full time domain coupled analysis method. A comparison of the result of new mooting system with that of taut mooring system shows that the movement of the platform using the new type mooting system is smaller than that using the taut mooring system, which ensures a better working condition. Furthermore, the new mooring system is also compatible with the characteristics of catenary mooting system, which eliminates the requirement of anti-uplift capacity of the anchors.展开更多
The dynamic response of moored crane-ship is studied. Governing equations for the dynamic response of a crane-ship coupled with the pendulum motion of the payload are derived based on Lagrange’s equations. The boom i...The dynamic response of moored crane-ship is studied. Governing equations for the dynamic response of a crane-ship coupled with the pendulum motion of the payload are derived based on Lagrange’s equations. The boom is modeled based on finite element method, while the payload is modeled as a planar pendulum of point mass. The dynamic response was studied using numerical method. The calculation results show that the large-amplitude responses occur at wave periods near the natural period of the payload. Load swing angle is smaller for crane-ship with flexible boom, in comparison with rigid boom. The ship surge mo- tions have large vibrations for crane-ship with flexible boom, which were not observed for a rigid boom. The analysis identifies the significance of key parameters and reveals how the system design can be adjusted to avoid critical conditions.展开更多
Precisely predicting the fatigue life of taut-wire mooring systems has become an interesting and important problem for scientists and engineers since there are still difficulties in the inspection and maintenance of m...Precisely predicting the fatigue life of taut-wire mooring systems has become an interesting and important problem for scientists and engineers since there are still difficulties in the inspection and maintenance of mooring lines in a rough sea environment especially in deep waters. In this paper, a comprehensive fatigue analysis is performed for a polyester taut-wire mooring system of an FPSO based on the time domain dynamic theory, rainflow cycle counting method and linear damage accumulation rule of Palmgren-Miner. Three influential factors in the fatigue analysis including the pre-tension, dynamic stiffness and T-N curve are investigated in detail. Two polyester T-N curves, one is from the DNV- 0S-E301 and the other is from the API-RP-2SM, are adopted in the calculation. The fatigue analysis of the mooting system after one-line failure is also carried out. The calculation results indicate that the fatigue life is significantly affected by the T-N curve. The fatigue life decreases with increasing pre-tension, and is largely reduced if taking into account the dynamic stiffness caused by cyclic loading. The analysis also proves that one-line failure has remarkable effects on the fatigue lives of other mooting lines. The present parametric and comparative study is believed to be meaningful to further understanding of the taut-wire mooting system for deepwater applications.展开更多
A new hybrid method of frequency domain and time domain is developed in this paper to predict the motion responses of a flexibly joint multi-body floating system to irregular waves. The main idea of the method is that...A new hybrid method of frequency domain and time domain is developed in this paper to predict the motion responses of a flexibly joint multi-body floating system to irregular waves. The main idea of the method is that the three-dimensional frequency method is used to obtain the hydrodynamic coefficients and the response equations are solved in time domain step by step. All the forces can be obtained at the same time. The motions and nonlinear mooring forces of a box type six-body floating system are predicted. A comparison of the theoretical method-based Solutions with experimental results has shown good agreement.展开更多
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
There are many achievements in the field of analytical mechanics, such as Lagrange Equation, Hamilton’s Principle, Kane’s Equation. Compared to Newton–Euler mechanics, analytical mechanics have a wider range of app...There are many achievements in the field of analytical mechanics, such as Lagrange Equation, Hamilton’s Principle, Kane’s Equation. Compared to Newton–Euler mechanics, analytical mechanics have a wider range of applications and the formulation procedures are more mathematical. However, all existing methods of analytical mechanics were proposed based on some auxiliary variables. In this review, a novel analytical mechanics approach without the aid of Lagrange’s multiplier, projection, or any quasi or auxiliary variables is introduced for the central problem of mechanical systems. Since this approach was firstly proposed by Udwadia and Kalaba, it was called Udwadia–Kalaba Equation. It is a representation for the explicit expression of the equations of motion for constrained mechanical systems. It can be derived via the Gauss’ s principle, d’Alembert’s principle or extended d’Alembert’s principle. It is applicable to both holonomic and nonholonomic equality constraints, as long as they are linear with respect to the accelerations or reducible to be that form. As a result, the Udwadia–Kalaba Equation can be applied to a very broad class of mechani?cal systems. This review starts with introducing the background by a brief review of the history of mechanics. After that, the formulation procedure of Udwadia–Kalaba Equation is given. Furthermore, the comparisons of Udwadia–Kalaba Equation with Newton–Euler Equation, Lagrange Equation and Kane’s Equation are made, respectively. At last, three di erent types of examples are given for demonstrations.展开更多
This paper presents the effect of mooring diameters, fairlead slopes and pretensions on the dynamic responses of a truss spar platform in intact and damaged line conditions. The platform is modelled as a rigid body wi...This paper presents the effect of mooring diameters, fairlead slopes and pretensions on the dynamic responses of a truss spar platform in intact and damaged line conditions. The platform is modelled as a rigid body with three degrees-of-freedom and its motions are analysed in time-domain using the implicit Newmark Beta technique. The mooring restoring force-excursion relationship is evaluated using quasi-static approach. MATLAB codes DATSpar and QSAML, are developed to compute the dynamic responses of truss spar platform and to determine the mooring system stiffness. To eliminate the conventional trial and error approach in the mooring system design, a numerical tool is also developed and described in this paper for optimising the mooring configuration. It has a graphical user interface and includes regrouping particle swarm optimisation technique combined with DATSpar and QSAML. A case study of truss spar platform with ten mooring lines is analysed using this numerical tool. The results show that optimum mooring system design benefits the oil and gas industry to economise the project cost in terms of material, weight, structural load onto the platform as well as manpower requirements. This tool is useful especially for the preliminary design of truss spar platforms and its mooring system.展开更多
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
The development of offshore wind farms was originally carried out in shallow water areas with fixed （seabed mounted） structures. However, countries with limited shallow water areas require innovative floating platfo...The development of offshore wind farms was originally carried out in shallow water areas with fixed （seabed mounted） structures. However, countries with limited shallow water areas require innovative floating platforms to deploy wind turbines offshore in order to harness wind energy to generate electricity in deep seas. The performances of motion and mooring system dynamics are vital to designing a cost effective and durable floating platform. This paper describes a numerical model to simulate dynamic behavior of a new semi-submersible type floating offshore wind turbine （FOWT） system. The wind turbine was modeled as a wind block with a certain thrust coefficient, and the hydrodynamics and mooting system dynamics of the platform were calculated by SESAM soRware. The effect of change in environmental conditions on the dynamic response of the system under wave and wind loading was examined. The results indicate that the semi-submersible concept has excellent performance and SESAM could be an effective tool for floating wind turbine design and analysis.展开更多
文摘In the paper, a comprehensive numerical study on the moored system is performed in time domain. The moored system, which is composed of the floating body sub system and the mooring line sub system, is calculated as a whole system by coupling. A time domain method is applied to the analysis of the mooring line sub system, and at the same time, an indirect time domain method translated from frequency domain to time domain is developed to calculate the floating body sub system. In the end, an FPSO vessel is calculated as a numerical example by the present method. A comparison of the result of the model test and that of the numerical method indicates that the present method is exact and effective.
基金The project was financially supported by the High Tech Research and Development (863) Program (Grant No2005AA604220)by a grant from China National Offshore Oil Corporation (Grant No051100036)
文摘There is a need to obtain the hydrologic data including ocean current, wave, temperature and so on in the South China Sea. A new profiling instrument which does not suffer from the damage due to nature forces or incidents caused by passing ships, is under development to acquire data from this area. This device is based on a taut single point mid-water mooring system. It incorporates a small, instrumented vertically profiling float attached via an electromechanical cable to a winch integral with the main subsurface flotation. On a pre-set schedule, the instrument float with sensors is winched up to the surface if there is no ship passing by, which is defined by an on-board miniature sonar. And it can be. inunediately winched down to a certain depth if the sonar sensor finds something is coming. Since, because of logistics, the area can only be visited once for a long time and a minimum of 10 times per day profiles are desired, energy demands are severe. To respond to these concerns, the system has been designed to conserve a substantial portion of the potential energy lost during the ascent phase of each profile and subsequently use this energy to pull the instrument down. Compared with the previous single-point layered measuring mode, it is advanced and economical. At last the paper introduces the test in the South China Sea.
基金supported by the Science Foundation of the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(Grant No. 11ZR1417800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50879045)
文摘Hydrodynamic performance of an ultra deep turret-moored Floating Liquefied Natural Gas （FLNG） system is investigated. Hydrodynamic modeling of a turret-moored FLNG system, in consideration of the coupling effects of the vessel and its mooring lines, has been addressed in details. Based on the boundary element method, a 3-D panel model of the FLNG vessel and the related free water surface model are established, and the first-order and second-order mean-drift wave loads and other hydrodynamic coefficients are calculated. A systematic model test program consisting of the white noise wave test, offset test and irregular wave test combined with current and wind, etc. is performed to verify the numerical model. Owing to the depth limit of the water basin, the model test is carried out for the hydrodynamics of the FLNG coupled with only the truncated mooring system. The numerical simulation model features well the hydrodynamic performance of the FLNG system obtained from the model tests. The hydrodynamic characteristics presented in both the numerical simulations and the physical model tests would serve as the guidance for the ongoing project of FLNG system.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51379095)
文摘With the floating structures pushing their activities to the ultra-deep water, model tests have presented a challenge due to the limitation of the existing wave basins. Therefore, the concept of truncated mooring system is implemented to replace the full depth mooring system in the model tests, which aims to have the same dynamic responses as the full depth system. The truncated mooring system plays such a significant role that extra attention should be paid to the mooring systems with large truncation factor. Three different types of large truncation factor mooring system are being employed in the simulations, including the homogenously truncated mooring system, non-homogenously truncated mooring system and simplified truncated mooring system. A catenary moored semi-submersible operating at 1000 m water depth is presented. In addition, truncated mooring systems are proposed at the truncated water depth of 200 m. In order to explore the applicability of these truncated mooring systems, numerical simulations of the platform’s surge free decay interacting with three different styles of truncated mooring systems are studied in calm water. Furthermore, the mooring-induced damping of the truncated mooring systems is simulated in the regular wave. Finally, the platform motion responses and mooring line dynamics are simulated in irregular wave. All these simulations are implemented by employing full time domain coupled dynamic analysis, and the results are compared with those of the full depth simulations in the same cases. The results show that the mooring-induced damping plays a significant role in platform motion responses, and all truncated mooring systems are suitable for model tests with appropriate truncated mooring line diameters. However, a large diameter is needed for simplified truncated mooring lines. The suggestions are given to the selection of truncated mooring system for different situations as well as to the truncated mooring design criteria.
文摘This paper discusses the analysis done on the meteorological ocean buoy mooring used for monitoring the Indian seas. Based on the extreme environmental parameters experienced by the buoys, mooring loads are analyzed using offshore dynamic analysis software. The results obtained are validated with the tension recorder installed in one of the moorings, and the results are found to comply with an accuracy of better than 1%. The successful on demand performance of the mooring during major cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the vital meteorological and oceanographic information provided by the buoy during these disastrous cyclonic events validates the mooring design, and proves the data availability for societal needs. The time critical data assimilated in the cyclone prediction models have given confidence to improve the country＇s weather prediction and climate modelling capabilities.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52301322,52025112,and 52331011)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20220653)。
文摘This paper presents a multi-module oscillating water column(OWC)wave energy converter(WEC)array system,comprising seven interconnected OWC modules.The modules are connected by elastic ropes with clumped weights positioned at the ropes'midpoints.Three distinct mooring systems are designed for this OWC array,and the impact of mooring configurations on the hydrodynamic responses of the OWCs and mooring tensions is thoroughly examined.Three-dimensional potential flow theory is applied to perform time domain analyses.The motion responses of representative modules,the tension of specific mooring lines,and the spacing between adjacent modules in the array system are investigated through a comprehensive coupled dynamic analysis in the time domain.Based on these analyses,recommendations are provided for the optimal mooring system configuration for the array system.
基金funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12462028).
文摘This study employs the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics(SPH)method to develop a computational fluid dynamics(CFD)model for analyzing the interaction between rogue waves and mooring systems.Four floating body configurations are investigated:(1)dual rectangular prisms,(2)rectangular prism–sphere composites,(3)sphere–rectangular prism composites,and(4)dual spheres.These configurations are systematically evaluated under varying mooring conditions to assess their hydrodynamic performance and wave attenuation capabilities.The model accurately captures the complex fluid–structure interaction dynamics between moored floating breakwaters and incident wave fields.Among the configurations,the dual rectangular prism system demonstrates superior performance in both wave dissipation and mooring force reduction.Under conditions involving dual wave makers,the influence of floating body shape and number on wave height is found to be minimal.However,dual-body arrangements consistently outperform single-body setups in terms of both energy dissipation and structural stability.From a cost-efficiency perspective,the configuration comprising two rectangular prisms connected via a single mooring system offers significant advantages in material usage and deployment feasibility.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52071161)。
文摘With the development of marine resources,a dual-platform joint operation has been paid more attention.In this paper,the mooring layout space and relative motion limitation of the dual-platform berthing operation were fully considered.A new hybrid mooring system with“X+buoy”combination was designed based on the characteristics of catenary and tension mooring.The hydrodynamic characteristics of the new mooring system were analyzed by combining numerical simulation with model experiment.Under the regular and freak waves with different wave heights and periods,the time-domain full-coupling analysis method was used to study the hydrodynamic characteristics of the mooring system.It can be found that the arrangement of dual-platform under 0◦wave direction is optimal,and the“X+buoy”combined mooring system designed in this paper has a good follow-up between the two platforms under different regular and freak waves.The relative motion response between the two platforms can be effectively controlled,and finally the positioning of the dual-platform joint operation is realized.Research results of this paper provide a theoretical basis and technical support for the hydrodynamic performance analysis and safety assessment of deep-sea offshore platforms in China.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51109075)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2011B05814)Doctoral Fund of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 20100094120008)
文摘Taiwan Island is at the joint of Eurasian Continent and Pacific Plate, under threatening of typhoons and northeasterly strong winds. Consequently, enormous human lives and properties are lost every year. It is necessary to develop a coastal sea-state monitoring system. This paper introduces the coastal sea-state monitoring system （CSMS） along Taiwan coast. The COMC （Coastal Ocean Monitoring Center in National Cheng Kung University） built the Taiwan coastal sea-state monitoring system, which is modern and self-sufficient, consisting of data buoy, pile station, tide station, coastal weather station, and radar monitoring station. To assure the data quality, Data Quality Check Procedure （DQCP） and Standard Operation Procedure （SOP） were developed by the COMC. In further data analysis and data implementation of the observation, this paper also introduces some new methods that make the data with much more promising uses. These methods include empirical mode decomposition （EMD） used for the analysis of storm surge water level, wavelet transform used for the analysis of wave characteristics from nearshore X-band radar images, and data assimilation technique applied in wave nowcast operation. The coastal sea-state monitoring system has a great potential in providing ocean information to serve the society.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Plan Program of China [Grant number 2021YFC3101500]the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant number 42305014,42506024]。
文摘Energy transfers among internal waves in the northern South China Sea are not well characterized,particularly during typhoons,owing to the lack of in situ observations.Based on high-resolution mooring data collected during Typhoon Trami(2024),this study reveals the occurrence of robust vertical energy redistribution among diurnal internal tides(D1 ITs)and near-inertial waves(NIWs).Strikingly,the typhoon not only amplified the NIW energy but also triggered an unexpected surge in the D1 IT energy.The observed average net energy transfer rate of 1×10^(-7) W kg^(−1) from typhoon-forced NIWs to D1 ITs occurred at water depths of 120-170 m.Further bispectral analysis indicated that the energy transfer is driven by nonlinear wave—wave interaction.These results reveal the existence of a new energy transfer pathway—from atmospheric forcing to D1 ITs—and redefine the redistribution of the internal wave energy during extreme weather events.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No.2022YFA1402503)the High Performance Computing Center of Jilin University,China。
文摘Bilayer MoS2 is a promising channel candidate for extending Moore’s law,owing to its optimal channel thickness and improved suppression of extrinsic scattering compared to monolayers.However,its intrinsic phonon-limited electron mobility is severely limited by enhanced K–Q intervalley scattering arising from the multivalley conduction band feature inherent to the bilayer structure.To overcome this bottleneck,we propose a“valley separation engineering”strategy that combines a twist angle near 30°with applied stress.Our first-principles calculations demonstrate that although valley separation can be continuously increased using this strategy,the electron mobility saturates at∼200 cm^(2)⋅V^(−1)⋅s^(−1).The saturation is attributed to the competition between the reduced effective mass and enhanced intravalley scattering induced by phonon softening once the detrimental intervalley scattering is effectively suppressed by sufficient valley separation.This study establishes a theoretical upper limit for the intrinsic electron transport of bilayer MoS2 masked by severe intervalley scattering.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51079065)the Science and Technology Support Project Plan of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BE2010159)A Project Funded by Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
文摘Analyzed are the merits and demerits of catenary mooring system and taut mooring system, which are commonly used nowadays. As falling somewhere between these two systems, a new mooring system integrating catenary with taut mooring is proposed. In order to expound and prove the advantages of this new system, the motion performance of a semi-submersible platform is simulated by employing full time domain coupled analysis method. A comparison of the result of new mooting system with that of taut mooring system shows that the movement of the platform using the new type mooting system is smaller than that using the taut mooring system, which ensures a better working condition. Furthermore, the new mooring system is also compatible with the characteristics of catenary mooting system, which eliminates the requirement of anti-uplift capacity of the anchors.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50675077)the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No. 20050487047)
文摘The dynamic response of moored crane-ship is studied. Governing equations for the dynamic response of a crane-ship coupled with the pendulum motion of the payload are derived based on Lagrange’s equations. The boom is modeled based on finite element method, while the payload is modeled as a planar pendulum of point mass. The dynamic response was studied using numerical method. The calculation results show that the large-amplitude responses occur at wave periods near the natural period of the payload. Load swing angle is smaller for crane-ship with flexible boom, in comparison with rigid boom. The ship surge mo- tions have large vibrations for crane-ship with flexible boom, which were not observed for a rigid boom. The analysis identifies the significance of key parameters and reveals how the system design can be adjusted to avoid critical conditions.
基金supported by the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50639030)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program, Grant No. 2006AA09Z348)
文摘Precisely predicting the fatigue life of taut-wire mooring systems has become an interesting and important problem for scientists and engineers since there are still difficulties in the inspection and maintenance of mooring lines in a rough sea environment especially in deep waters. In this paper, a comprehensive fatigue analysis is performed for a polyester taut-wire mooring system of an FPSO based on the time domain dynamic theory, rainflow cycle counting method and linear damage accumulation rule of Palmgren-Miner. Three influential factors in the fatigue analysis including the pre-tension, dynamic stiffness and T-N curve are investigated in detail. Two polyester T-N curves, one is from the DNV- 0S-E301 and the other is from the API-RP-2SM, are adopted in the calculation. The fatigue analysis of the mooting system after one-line failure is also carried out. The calculation results indicate that the fatigue life is significantly affected by the T-N curve. The fatigue life decreases with increasing pre-tension, and is largely reduced if taking into account the dynamic stiffness caused by cyclic loading. The analysis also proves that one-line failure has remarkable effects on the fatigue lives of other mooting lines. The present parametric and comparative study is believed to be meaningful to further understanding of the taut-wire mooting system for deepwater applications.
基金This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50039010)
文摘A new hybrid method of frequency domain and time domain is developed in this paper to predict the motion responses of a flexibly joint multi-body floating system to irregular waves. The main idea of the method is that the three-dimensional frequency method is used to obtain the hydrodynamic coefficients and the response equations are solved in time domain step by step. All the forces can be obtained at the same time. The motions and nonlinear mooring forces of a box type six-body floating system are predicted. A comparison of the theoretical method-based Solutions with experimental results has shown good agreement.
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 National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51705116)Anhui Provincial Science and Technology Major Project of China(Grant No.17030901036)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(Grant Nos.JZ2018HGBZ0096,JZ2018HGTA0217,JZ2018HGTB0261)
文摘There are many achievements in the field of analytical mechanics, such as Lagrange Equation, Hamilton’s Principle, Kane’s Equation. Compared to Newton–Euler mechanics, analytical mechanics have a wider range of applications and the formulation procedures are more mathematical. However, all existing methods of analytical mechanics were proposed based on some auxiliary variables. In this review, a novel analytical mechanics approach without the aid of Lagrange’s multiplier, projection, or any quasi or auxiliary variables is introduced for the central problem of mechanical systems. Since this approach was firstly proposed by Udwadia and Kalaba, it was called Udwadia–Kalaba Equation. It is a representation for the explicit expression of the equations of motion for constrained mechanical systems. It can be derived via the Gauss’ s principle, d’Alembert’s principle or extended d’Alembert’s principle. It is applicable to both holonomic and nonholonomic equality constraints, as long as they are linear with respect to the accelerations or reducible to be that form. As a result, the Udwadia–Kalaba Equation can be applied to a very broad class of mechani?cal systems. This review starts with introducing the background by a brief review of the history of mechanics. After that, the formulation procedure of Udwadia–Kalaba Equation is given. Furthermore, the comparisons of Udwadia–Kalaba Equation with Newton–Euler Equation, Lagrange Equation and Kane’s Equation are made, respectively. At last, three di erent types of examples are given for demonstrations.
基金partially supported by YUTP-FRG funded by PETRONAS
文摘This paper presents the effect of mooring diameters, fairlead slopes and pretensions on the dynamic responses of a truss spar platform in intact and damaged line conditions. The platform is modelled as a rigid body with three degrees-of-freedom and its motions are analysed in time-domain using the implicit Newmark Beta technique. The mooring restoring force-excursion relationship is evaluated using quasi-static approach. MATLAB codes DATSpar and QSAML, are developed to compute the dynamic responses of truss spar platform and to determine the mooring system stiffness. To eliminate the conventional trial and error approach in the mooring system design, a numerical tool is also developed and described in this paper for optimising the mooring configuration. It has a graphical user interface and includes regrouping particle swarm optimisation technique combined with DATSpar and QSAML. A case study of truss spar platform with ten mooring lines is analysed using this numerical tool. The results show that optimum mooring system design benefits the oil and gas industry to economise the project cost in terms of material, weight, structural load onto the platform as well as manpower requirements. This tool is useful especially for the preliminary design of truss spar platforms and its mooring system.
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Foundation item： Supported by the 111 Project under Grant No.B07019, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.50979020.
文摘The development of offshore wind farms was originally carried out in shallow water areas with fixed （seabed mounted） structures. However, countries with limited shallow water areas require innovative floating platforms to deploy wind turbines offshore in order to harness wind energy to generate electricity in deep seas. The performances of motion and mooring system dynamics are vital to designing a cost effective and durable floating platform. This paper describes a numerical model to simulate dynamic behavior of a new semi-submersible type floating offshore wind turbine （FOWT） system. The wind turbine was modeled as a wind block with a certain thrust coefficient, and the hydrodynamics and mooting system dynamics of the platform were calculated by SESAM soRware. The effect of change in environmental conditions on the dynamic response of the system under wave and wind loading was examined. The results indicate that the semi-submersible concept has excellent performance and SESAM could be an effective tool for floating wind turbine design and analysis.
