Non-Linear Dynamics of Parametric Roll of Container Ship in Irregular Seas

Author(s):  
Abhilash S. Somayajula ◽  
Jeffrey M. Falzarano

Parametric motion is the phenomenon where a structure is excited into large amplitude motion even when there is no direct excitation. A well-known example of this type of motion is the parametric roll of ships in head or following seas. Parametric roll of container ships in head seas is relatively a new problem which has gained much importance after the catastrophic incidence of APL China in 1998. Many studies have investigated this phenomenon in the case of a ship being excited in regular waves. However, ships do not encounter regular waves in the actual ocean. So, it is imperative to study the importance of parametric roll in irregular seas. In this paper the analysis of roll equation of motion is performed by nonlinear modeling. The problem of parametric roll is approached as a non-linear dynamics problem with due consideration to nonlinear time varying hydrostatics as well as the nonlinear damping. A nonlinear damping model is used to approximate the actual viscous damping in the system. The variation of the roll righting arm with time has been modeled using a Volterra series representation which includes the hydrostatic non-linearity. Various realizations of the roll motion have been simulated and analyzed to study the ergodic behavior of the phenomenon. The paper also discusses future ideas of how to analyze parametric roll in irregular seaways.

Author(s):  
Abhilash S. Somayajula ◽  
Jeffrey M. Falzarano

Parametric motion is the phenomenon where a structure is excited into large amplitude motion even when there is no direct excitation. A well-known example of this type of motion is the parametric roll of ships in head or following seas. Parametric roll of container ships in head seas is relatively a new problem which has gained much importance after the catastrophic incidence of APL China in 1998. Although a lot of analytical techniques are available on the assessment of parametric roll in regular excitation, not many investigations have explored its occurrence in irregular seas. A consensus on the stability criteria to assess the danger due to this phenomenon in actual ocean has not yet been reached making it an active area of investigation. A precursor to the development of stability criteria is a simple model to capture the phenomenon of parametric rolling. However, it is important that the model is not over simplified and ignores important dynamics of the process. Therefore it is necessary to perform validation studies between the simplified model and the complete nonlinear model capturing all the physics of the phenomenon. This paper provides the validation studies of a 1-DOF (degree of freedom) simplified model for roll motion against a standard 6-DOF time domain simulation approach. The 1-DOF model is based on the Volterra series representation of the hydrostatic stiffness in waves while accounting for the heave and pitch motions of the model. It also includes a nonlinear damping model capturing the radiation and the viscous damping. The 6-DOF model solves for the nonlinear equations of motion based on Euler angles and also includes the nonlinear Froude Krylov excitations and nonlinear hydrostatic forces on the vessel. Details of the modeling in the two approaches are described and comparisons are performed to assess the validity of 1-DOF simplified model.


Author(s):  
T. M. Ahmed ◽  
E. J. Ballard ◽  
D. A. Hudson ◽  
P. Temarel

In this paper, a non-linear time-domain method is used for the prediction of parametric roll resonance in regular waves, assuming the ship to be a system with three degrees of freedom in heave, pitch and roll. Coupled heave and pitch motions are obtained using a three-dimensional frequency-domain potential flow method which also provides the requisite hydrodynamic data of the ship in roll i.e. the potential flow based added inertia and damping. Periodic changes in the underwater hull geometry due to heave, pitch and the wave profile are calculated as a function of the instantaneous breadth. This is carried out using a two-dimensional approach i.e. for sections along the ship and at each time step. This formulation leads to a mathematical model that represents the roll equation of motion with third order non-linearities in the parametric excitation terms. Non-linearities in the roll damping and restoring terms are also accounted for. This method has been applied to two different hull forms, a post-Panamax C11 class containership and a transom stern Trawler, both travelling in regular waves. Special attention is focused on the influence of different operational aspects on parametric roll. Obtained results demonstrate that this numerical method succeeds in producing results similar to those available in the literature, both numerical and experimental.


Author(s):  
Christos E. Papoutsellis ◽  
Marissa L. Yates ◽  
Bruno Simon ◽  
Michel Benoit

Nearshore wave modeling over spatial scales of several kilometers requires balancing the fine-scale modeling of physical processes with the model’s accuracy and efficiency. In this work, a fully nonlinear potential flow model is proposed as a compromise between simplified linear, weakly nonlinear or weakly dispersive models and direct CFD approaches. The core of present approach is the use of a series representation for the velocity potential. This series contains prescribed vertical functions and allows the determination of the velocity potential in terms of unknown horizontal functions. The resulting dimensionally reduced model retains the structure of the Hamiltonian water wave system Zakharov (1968), Craig & Sulem (1993), avoiding the solution of the Laplace problem for the potential. Instead, a numerically convenient linear system of horizontal equations needs to be solved at each step in the temporal evolution. No simplifications concerning the deformation of the physical boundaries are introduced, apart from the typical requirement of a smooth, non-overturning free surface and seabed. The main limitation of this formulation is its inability to account for wave breaking. The treatment of this process is the subject of the present work. Two different techniques are implemented in the present model. Simulation results are compared to laboratory measurements for two test cases: (1) shoaling and breaking of regular waves over a barred bathymetry Beji & Battjes (1993) and (2) shoaling and breaking of regular waves on a plane beach Ting & Kirby (1994).


2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 555-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Lesniak ◽  
R. E. Clatterbuck ◽  
D. Rigamonti ◽  
M. A. Williams

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Antonio Chirilli
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