Design for Flexible Connector of Multi-Floating Structure

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Hongtao ◽  
Chen Gang ◽  
Zhang Wei ◽  
Yin Yan ◽  
Wang Yuhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Model ◽  
Structural Strength ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Calculation Model ◽  
Wave Direction ◽  
Regular Waves ◽  
Floating Structure ◽  
Hydrodynamic Calculation ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
Element Theory

Abstract For the connector between the modules of a regular hexagonal multi-floating structure, it designed a flexible connector based on hinge joints and spin joints, which allowed part of rolling, pitching and torsion between adjacent modules to release bending moment and strain. A 221m multi-floating structure hydrodynamic calculation model was modeled in this paper. Firstly, the connector loads under the regular waves were calculated by ANSYS Aqwa. Secondly, structural model of a flexible connector was built by SolidWorks basing on the finite element theory. It analyzed structural strength of the flexible connectors under different load conditions of a series of wave direction angles by ANSYS Static Structral. Lastly, the results show that the design of the multi-floating structure connectors met the design requirements in different working conditions.

scholarly journals Load calculation and strength analysis of floating garbage cleaning equipment

2021 ◽  
Vol 261 ◽  
pp. 03024
Author(s):  
Weiyao Xu ◽  
Jianting Guo ◽  
Chunyan Ji
Keyword(s):  
High Stress ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Strength Analysis ◽  
Floating Structure ◽  
Cleaning Equipment ◽  
Load Calculation ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Torque Load ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
Vertical Bending Moment

In order to alleviate the problem that there is increasingly floating garbage pollution on the sea, this paper proposes a new design of floating garbage cleaning equipment. This equipment is a slender structure, and whether its structural strength can meet the design requirements requires special attention. In order to ensure the rationality and safety of the design, load calculation and strength analysis are carried out based on the design wave method. The calculation results show that the longitudinal torque load of this equipment is the largest, which is 2.5 times of the second largest vertical bending moment. At the same time, there are three large stress areas in the floating structure, which are the connection between the pontoon and the connecting buntons, the connecting buntons intersecting with the Y axis and the pontoons on both sides. For the abovementioned high-stress areas, a structural strengthening plan is proposed. After the improvement, the stress in the high-stress areas of the structure is significantly reduced, with a maximum reduction of 52%. The strength of the improved structure meets the design requirements. The research results of this paper can provide relevant references for the development of floating garbage cleaning equipment in the future.

The Effect of Bending Stiffness on Hydroelastic Response of VLFS

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wei ◽  
Shixiao Fu ◽  
Fei Guo ◽  
Yuanhua Liang ◽  
Shuhong Chai
Keyword(s):  
Rigid Body ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Bending Stiffness ◽  
Wave Frequency ◽  
Regular Waves ◽  
Floating Structure ◽  
Hydroelastic Response ◽  
Complex Influence

Owing to the flexibility of ocean structures with large dimension, the hydroelastic theory is more applicable than traditional method of treating the floating structure as a rigid body. To study the factors that influence the hydroelastic responses, a very large floating structure (namely, VLFS) model is chosen to conduct numerical calculations in regular waves with the aid of three dimensional linear hydroelastic code concerning varied bending stiffness and wave frequency. It is found that bending stiffness and wave frequency have a critical but complex influence on relevant hydroelastic results, including generalized displacement, vertical response amplitude and bending moment. More specifically, the effect of bending stiffness on hydroelastic parameters above can be categorized into different phases, and quite different tendencies are observed in each phase.

Tank Test and Numerical Simulation of Spar Type Floating OTEC

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shunka C. Hirao ◽  
Jun Umeda ◽  
Kentaroh Kokubun ◽  
Toshifumi Fujiwara
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Scaling Law ◽  
Internal Flow ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Floating Structure ◽  
Waves And Currents ◽  
Tank Test ◽  
Safety Assessments ◽  
Ocean Thermal Energy

Abstract National Maritime Research Institute, NMRI, had been studying the analytical method on safety assessments of floating power generation facilities for ten years more. As a part of these studies, an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) was also studied in our institute. The OTEC normally has a very long and thick Cold-Water Pipe (CWP) with an unanchored end to pump up a large amount of cold-water continuously. From the viewpoints of the safety assessments of the OTEC operation, it is noteworthy to confirm the effect of the existing long pipe against a floating unit/body and an effect of internal flowing water. It is necessary, moreover, to consider the Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) effect for floater motions and structural analysis of the pipe itself and a connecting point of the floating structure. In this paper, the results of model tests and numerical simulations of a spar type floating OTEC with a single CWP in waves and currents are presented. The CWP model was made of material fitting the scaling law for a planned full scale OTEC. The specific and unique phenomena of the floating OTEC were confirmed from the model test results. Based on the results of the tank tests and the numerical simulations, we confirmed the necessary items and arrangements for safety evaluations. In detail, the internal flow increased the bending moment at the connection point.

Feasibility of Using Stress Joint in an Existing Flexible Joint Receptacle for a Deepwater SCR

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Basim Mekha ◽  
Alok Kumar ◽  
Mike Stark ◽  
Paul Barnett
Keyword(s):  
Bending Moment ◽  
Flexible Joints ◽  
Floating Structure ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Flexible Joint ◽  
Floating Structures ◽  
Operational Problem ◽  
Hull Structure ◽  
Hull Design ◽  
Titanium Material

In recent years, most fluid produced or exported has been transported using steel catenary risers (SCRs) attached to deepwater floating structures. The SCRs are terminated at the floating structures using Top Termination Units (TTUs) such as flexible joints or tapered stress joints. The flexible joints are usually designed to allow the riser to rotate with the floating structure motion and reduce the amount of moments transferred to the hull structure. The flexible joints depend on the flexibility and compressibility of the elastomer layers to allow for the rotation of the SCR. The stress joints, alternatively, provide fixed support at the hull and thus larger bending moment that has to be accounted for in the hull design. The stress joints can be made of steel or titanium material. The SCR TTU’s receptacle, which will be welded to the hull porch and contains the TTU basket, has to be designed to meet the force and reaction requirements associated with the selected TTU type. However, in some cases which could be due to failure of the TTU to meet the expected life or the operational requirements, the operators may have to replace the damaged TTU with another one or with a different TTU type. A few examples are available in the Gulf of Mexico. Recently the Flexible Joint TTU of the Independent Hub 20-inch export SCR had an operational problem. During the course of investigating the related issues and studying possible solutions, one option considered was the feasibility of replacing the Flexible Joint (FJ) with Titanium Tapered Stress Joint (TSJ). This paper highlights the issues that have to be considered in the design of the FJ existing receptacle to accommodate the force reactions of a Titanium TSJ. These issues are addressed and the results of the detailed finite element analysis performed are provided. The analysis conclusions, which are related to the feasibility of the existing receptacle to receive the loads imposed by TSJ and the modifications required to achieve this, are presented.

scholarly journals Rebound Mechanism and Control of the Hard Main Roof in the Deep Mining Roadway in Huainan Mining Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Denghong Chen ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Xinzhu Hua ◽  
Xiaoyu Lu ◽  
Yongqiang Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Slope Angle ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Main Roof ◽  
Mining Area ◽  
Calculation Model ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Tensile Failure ◽  
Damage Area ◽  
Critical Range ◽  
Working Face

Taking the occurrence conditions of the hard main roof in the deep 13-1 coal mining roadway in Huainan mining area as the research object, based on the mechanical parameters of the surrounding rock and the stress state of the main roof obtained by numerical simulation, a simply supported beam calculation model was established based on the damage factor D, main roof support reaction RA, RB, and critical range C (9 m) and B (7 m) at the elastoplastic junction of the solid coal side and mining face side (hereinafter referred to as “junction”). Considering that the damage area still has a large bearing capacity, the vertical stress of the main roof at the junction is K1γH (0.05γh, 0.15γh, and 0.25γh) and K2γH (0.01γh, 0.10γh, and 0.2γh). The maximum deflection is 21 mm, 324 mm, and 627.6 mm, respectively. According to the criterion of tensile failure, the maximum bending moment of the top beam is 209 mN·m at the side of the working face 3.1 m away from the roadway side when K1 = 0.15 and K2 = 0.10, and the whole hard main roof is in tensile failure except the junction. To control the stability of the top beam and simplify the supporting reaction to limit the deformation of the slope angle, RC and RD are used to construct the statically indeterminate beam. By adding an anchor cable and advance self-moving support to the roadway side angle, the problem of difficult control of the surrounding rock with a large deformation of the side angle roof is solved, which provides a reference for roof control under similar conditions.

scholarly journals Comparison of a Floating Cylinder with Solid and Water Ballast

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Gabl ◽  
Thomas Davey ◽  
Edd Nixon ◽  
Jeffrey Steynor ◽  
David M. Ingram
Keyword(s):  
Free Surface ◽  
Wave Direction ◽  
Floating Structure ◽  
Parametric Rolling ◽  
Rotation Direction ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Heave Motion ◽  
Floating Platforms ◽  
Floating Objects ◽  
Validation Experiments

Modelling and understanding the motion of water filled floating objects is important for a wide range of applications including the behaviour of ships and floating platforms. Previous studies either investigated only small movements or applied a very specific (ship) geometry. The presented experiments are conducted using the simplified geometry of an open topped hollow cylinder ballasted to different displacements. Regular waves are used to excite the floating structure, which exhibits rotation angles of over 20 degrees and a heave motion double that of the wave amplitude. Four different drafts are investigated, each with two different ballast options: with (water) and without (solid) a free surface. The comparison shows a small difference in the body’s three translational motions as well as the rotation around the normal axis to the water surface. Significant differences are observed in the rotation about the wave direction comparable to parametric rolling as seen in ships. The three bigger drafts with free surface switch the dominant global rotation direction from pitch to roll, which can clearly be attributed to the sloshing of the internal water. The presented study provides a new dataset and comparison of varying ballast types on device motions, which may be used for future validation experiments.

A Systematic Study on Fatigue Loads of Offshore Wind Turbines on Monopiles Foundation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lihua Peng ◽  
Chao Wang ◽  
Shengkai Niu
Keyword(s):  
Fatigue Failure ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Systematic Study ◽  
Stiffness Matrix ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Wind Condition ◽  
Wave Direction ◽  
Offshore Wind Turbines ◽  
Fatigue Loads

Abstract Fatigue failure is one of the most common damage types of monopiles, which are widely used in offshore wind turbines (OWT). In this paper, a systematic study is performed to investigate the influence of stiffness matrix, sea states and wave directions on fatigue loads of monopiles. The stiffness matrix of the monopile determines natural frequency of the whole system and has great effect on fatigue loads. The influence of the pile diameter and length on the stiffness matrix are analyzed, which are calculated based on p-y curve of foundation. Then, three methods for selected sea states are compared. The dynamic response of the monopile using the different selection method under same wind condition are calculated and their contribution to the fatigue load is discussed. Finally, bending moment on the top of monopiles in vary wave direction are analyzed which shows significant on the fatigue. Several suggestions for design of monopile are given to avoid fatigue failure based on this study.

Wave Induced Pressures on Pipelines Near a Sloping Boundary Due to Regular Waves

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. Roopsekhar ◽  
V. Sundar
Keyword(s):  
Time History ◽  
Wave Direction ◽  
Regular Waves ◽  
Scattering Parameter ◽  
Similarity Parameter ◽  
Experimental Procedure ◽  
Sloping Bed ◽  
Model Setup ◽  
Force Time ◽  
Wave Induced

The hydrodynamic pressures due to regular waves around the circumference of a pipeline near a sloping rigid bed and placed parallel to the wave direction have been measured. The pressures were integrated to obtain the force time history, from which the peak horizontal and vertical forces were evaluated. The effects of relative clearance of pipe from the bed and its relative position from the toe of the sloping bed on the pressures and forces on the pipeline as a function scattering parameter and wave steepness are reported. The reflection characteristics of the sloping bed in the presence of the pipeline are reported as a function of surf similarity parameter and compared with the results from existing literature. The details of the model setup, experimental procedure, results and discussion are presented in this paper.

Numerical Study on Seakeeping Performance of a Damaged Ship

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu-Ning Cui ◽  
Yi Zheng ◽  
Yinggang Li ◽  
Ling Zhu ◽  
Mingsheng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Study ◽  
Rolling Motion ◽  
Wave Direction ◽  
Regular Waves ◽  
Motion Responses ◽  
Seakeeping Performance ◽  
Property Losses ◽  
Hull Damage ◽  
Wave Induced ◽  
Damaged Ship

Abstract Ships sailing in the sea may encounter collision, grounding or projectile impacting accidents, which may cause hull damage and subsequent compartment flooding. Due to the effect of the flooding water induced moment and the restoring moment, the damaged ship may have inclination and rolling motion. When the inclination or the rolling motion is too large, it may affect the safety and survivability of ship in navigation and cause severe casualties and property losses. In order to increase the navigation safety and survivability of the damaged ship, a numerical model is established based on the potential flow theory to investigate the seakeeping performance of the damaged ship in two scenarios, i.e., the case before ship damaged, and the case when the damaged ship reaching a relatively stable floating state. The heave, pitch and roll motion responses and corresponding wave-induced loads acting on the ship are analyzed in regular waves. In addition, the effects of the navigation speed and the wave direction on the seakeeping performance are also investigated.

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