Effects of Gap Resonance on the Hydrodynamics and Dynamics of a Multi-Module Floating System with Narrow Gaps

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Ran Tao¹  Rong Wang¹  Ning Cheng¹  Mingsheng Chen²  Hongrui Guo² 

[1] China Harbour Engineering Co., Ltd., Beijing 100027, China;Key Laboratory of High Performance Ship Technology (Wuhan University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430063, China;

关键词: multi-module floating system;    gap resonance;    hydrodynamic interaction;    impulse response function;    artificial damping;    ANSYS-AQWA;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jmse9111256

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Multi-module floating system has attracted much attention in recent years as ocean space utilization becomes more demanding. This type of structural system has potential applications in the design and construction of floating piers, floating airports and Mobile Offshore Bases (MOBs) generally consists of multiple modules with narrow gaps in which hydrodynamic interactions play a non-neglected role. This study considers a numerical model consisting of several rectangular modules to study the hydrodynamics and dynamics of the multi-module floating system subjected to the waves. Based on ANSYS-AQWA, both frequency-domain and time-domain simulations are performed to analyze the complex multi-body hydrodynamic interactions by introducing artificial damping on the gap surfaces. Parametric studies are carried out to investigate the effects of the gap width, shielding effects of the multi-body system, artificial damping ratio on the gap surface, and the dependency of the hydrodynamic interaction effect on wave headings is clarified. Based on the results, it is found that the numerical analysis based on the potential flow theory with artificial damping introduced can produce accurate results for the normal wave period range. In addition, the effects of artificial damping on the dynamics and connector loads are investigated by using a simplified RMFC model. For the case of adding an artificial damping ratio of 0.2, the relative heave and pitch motions are found to be reduced by 33% and 50%, respectively. In addition, the maximum cable and fender forces are found to be reduced by 50%, compared with the case without viscosity correction.

【 授权许可】

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