Viscous Damping of Vessels Moored in Close Proximity of Another Object
Conference/JournalThe Fifteenth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Seoul, Korea
Date19 Jun 2005
The focus of the hydrodynamic research has been on deep water applications during the last decade. Recent experience with mooring in close proximity with another object has shown that interaction effects play a significant role in the prediction of the motions and mooring loads.
In typical close proximity situations such as side-by-side mooring and Gravity Based Structure mooring, strong interaction effects can be noticed not only for the wave forces, added mass and damping, but also on the drift forces. Further the viscous damping of the motions of the vessel in close proximity of another structure and moored in shallow water is a complex issue. Finally there is a significant interaction effect in the wind and current forces.
In this (experimental) paper the effect of the waterdepth and the distance between LNG carrier and GBS in calm water is studied. Modeltest data for two waterdepths (15 and 25 meter) and 3 distances between the LNG carrier and the GBS are analysed.
Finally the application of these results in a numerical time domain simulation model is discussed.
Results presented in this paper show that the damping is sensitive to the actual waterdepth and the actual distance between LNG carrier and the GBS.
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In typical close proximity situations such as side-by-side mooring and Gravity Based Structure mooring, strong interaction effects can be noticed not only for the wave forces, added mass and damping, but also on the drift forces. Further the viscous damping of the motions of the vessel in close proximity of another structure and moored in shallow water is a complex issue. Finally there is a significant interaction effect in the wind and current forces.
In this (experimental) paper the effect of the waterdepth and the distance between LNG carrier and GBS in calm water is studied. Modeltest data for two waterdepths (15 and 25 meter) and 3 distances between the LNG carrier and the GBS are analysed.
Finally the application of these results in a numerical time domain simulation model is discussed.
Results presented in this paper show that the damping is sensitive to the actual waterdepth and the actual distance between LNG carrier and the GBS.
This paper is copyrighted material and cannot be shared. Due to copyright policy MARIN is not allowed to reproduce and distribute papers written for and presented at the OTC (Offshore Technology Conference), ISOPE (International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference) and SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers). You can order these papers through
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