Wave-Current Interaction Effects on Moored Tankers in High Seas
Conference/JournalOffshore Technology Conference (OTC), Houston, Texas, USA
Date1 May 1988
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4043/5631-MS
A tanker moored in irregular head waves in combination with or without current performs large amplitude low frequency surge motions. Due to low frequency motions in combination with or without the current field the second order wave drift forces will be a function of the tanker velocities.
By means of 3-D potential theory the quadratic transfer function of the wave drift force for zero speed and low forward speed were computed. By means of the gradient-method the transfer function of the constant speed dependent wave drift force and the wave drift damping coefficient. were derived. The transfer function of the wave drift damping coefficient is compared with the results of model tests.
By means of the obtained results time-domain computations on the low frequency surge motions in irregular waves with and without current were carried out. The results of the computed low frequency motions were compared with the results of model tests. The time-domain computations are based on the wave train registrations as were adjusted for the model tests.
Prior to solving the equation of motion the mean wave drift damping coefficient and the registration of the wave drift force with and without current were computed. The results of the computed wave drift force registration with and without current in terms of spectral densities were compared with the results of model tests.
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By means of 3-D potential theory the quadratic transfer function of the wave drift force for zero speed and low forward speed were computed. By means of the gradient-method the transfer function of the constant speed dependent wave drift force and the wave drift damping coefficient. were derived. The transfer function of the wave drift damping coefficient is compared with the results of model tests.
By means of the obtained results time-domain computations on the low frequency surge motions in irregular waves with and without current were carried out. The results of the computed low frequency motions were compared with the results of model tests. The time-domain computations are based on the wave train registrations as were adjusted for the model tests.
Prior to solving the equation of motion the mean wave drift damping coefficient and the registration of the wave drift force with and without current were computed. The results of the computed wave drift force registration with and without current in terms of spectral densities were compared with the results of model tests.
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
www.OnePetro.org.
For this specific paper see: www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/OTC-5631-MS.
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