Assessment of uncertainty in the CFD simulation of the wave-induced loads on a vertical cylinder

The paper addresses different uncertainty analysis methods commonly used for uncertainty quantification in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) studies and compares a constant Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy (CFL) number based approach for uncertainty estimation to the ITTC recommended grid and time-independent procedures. Four different uncertainty estimation procedures are presented and discussed. To compare their performance and better understand CFD related uncertainty quantification in wave load simulations on offshore structures, the methods are applied to a case study of the wave loads on a fixed vertical cylinder. The numerical or CFD wave tank is generated using the open-source CFD toolkit OpenFOAM. Uncertainty is assessed for the case study using four different uncertainty estimation procedures for verification and later, validation is attempted by comparing the CFD results with experiments. The study concludes that a constant CFL number based uncertainty study provides more stable results and is better suited for uncertainty estimation in CFD than the ITTC recommended individual grid and time step uncertainty study.     

深水缓波型刚性立管的设计方法

缓波型刚性悬链线立管由于其良好的力学性能和较低的成本,适用于深水油气田开发。本文详述了缓波型刚性悬链线立管的设计准则和设计流程,给出了分布式浮块的设计方法和等效原则,推导了等效水动力参数的计算公式。通过静力分析,得到了不同浮块的布置位置和浮力系数对立管形态、顶端张力、弯矩分布的影响;通过动力分析,得到了沿管等效应力响应的分布规律,为缓波型刚性悬链线立管的设计提供了有益的参考。     

黄骅港海域风浪场推算及波浪破碎位置分析

以黄骅港近岸气象资料为依据,预测该区大风天外海风浪要素,再经浅水传播变形推算黄骅港海区风浪场,判定破碎波多发位置,结果证明方法可靠。     

船舶推进轴系纵向振动及其控制技术研究进展

  目的  为了解决潜艇推进轴系纵向振动问题,  方法  将复杂的潜艇推进轴系简化为均匀阶梯轴系连续模型,采用波分析（WPA）法对各均匀轴段的纵向振动传递关系进行推导。结合实际推进轴系边界条件,给出推进轴系纵向振动在螺旋桨激励下的稳态响应。进一步对推进轴系纵向振动的第1阶固有频率的无量纲公式进行推导,并分析结构参数对固有频率的影响。  结果  将理论计算值与有限元软件仿真结果及实验测试值进行对比,证明了均匀阶梯轴系连续模型的可靠性,可应用于推进轴系纵向振动研究分析。得到的第1阶无量纲公式为后续对潜艇推进轴系纵向振动的分析打下基础。  结论  研究成果具有一定的工程应用价值。     

一线模型在黄河口岸线预报中的应用

建立了一种能够模拟黄河口海洋与河流混合动力作用模式下黄河口岸线淤积、延伸、侵蚀规律的一线数学模型。采用了反映岸线侵蚀重要因素的波浪破碎模型,并引入黄河径流挟带泥沙沿岸输沙率分布计算,不但提高了波浪计算的精度,也真实反映了黄河口门附近岸线演变现象的物理机制。研究结果表明,黄河口径流挟带的大量泥沙受到水流动力轴线影响,泥沙沿岸线的淤积是黄河口门附近岸线演变的重要因素之一。验证试验表明,模型计算结果与实测值吻合很好,可以用于黄河口岸线演变的预报计算。     

舰船风浪中航行及操纵系统

基于风浪中经验航法和理论航法相结合的观点；汲取耐波性等领域的研究成果，提出了一种实用的风浪航行操纵系统，集合3个子系统（海浪计算子系统，航向航速优选子系统，摇荡短期时历预子系统）的计算结果，合理组合，可满足风浪航行及转向时机，舰载直升机起降时同，海上补给及拖带航向航速选择等决策的需求。     

Semi-submersible wind turbine hull shape design for a favorable system response behavior

Floating offshore wind turbines are a novel technology, which has reached, with the first wind farm in operation, an advanced state of development. The question of how floating wind systems can be optimized to operate smoothly in harsh wind and wave conditions is the subject of the present work. An integrated optimization was conducted, where the hull shape of a semi-submersible, as well as the wind turbine controller were varied with the goal of finding a cost-efficient design, which does not respond to wind and wave excitations, resulting in small structural fatigue and extreme loads.The optimum design was found to have a remarkably low tower-base fatigue load response and small rotor fore-aft amplitudes. Further investigations showed that the reason for the good dynamic behavior is a particularly favorable response to first-order wave loads: The floating wind turbine rotates in pitch-direction about a point close to the rotor hub and the rotor fore-aft motion is almost unaffected by the wave excitation. As a result, the power production and the blade loads are not influenced by the waves. A comparable effect was so far known for Tension Leg Platforms but not for semi-submersible wind turbines. The methodology builds on a low-order simulation model, coupled to a parametric panel code model, a detailed viscous drag model and an individually tuned blade pitch controller. The results are confirmed by the higher-fidelity model FAST. A new indicator to express the optimal behavior through a single design criterion has been developed.     

穿浪型近海快速救助船自控式截流板减摇系统

本文介绍了穿浪型近海快速救助船的自控式减摇系统——截流板减摇系统的组成、安装和功能。     

Three-dimensional equivalent static analysis for design of submerged floating tunnel

Stress evaluation of a submerged floating tunnel (SFT) is an issue important for determining the section dimensions required to resist environmental loads. However, the complex interaction between an SFT and surrounding fluid has confined most research on SFTs to longitudinal global time-history analyses based on Morison's equation [1]. Even though these analyses give sufficient information in the longitudinal direction, too little information about the circumferential direction compels an SFT section to be designed conservatively. This means that SFT design requires additional information on the structural behavior of the tunnel in the circumferential direction for efficient design. Accordingly, a supplementary approach by which to obtain structural responses in the circumferential direction is introduced in this paper. Upon consideration of the static responses equivalent to the dynamic behavior, three-dimensional (3-D) finite-element analyses of an SFT were performed by application of static loads corresponding to dynamic loads equivalent to those of wave, current and earthquake. The validation of each equivalent static load was supported by the results from comparison of the tension forces in mooring lines obtained using OrcaFlex [2] and ABAQUS [3]. These were used mainly for longitudinal dynamic analysis and 3-D stress evaluation, respectively, of an SFT. Based on the stresses obtained in the longitudinal and circumferential directions, the selection of suitable section dimensions for an SFT is considered.     

基于设计波法的FLNG整船强度评估

本文采用基于设计波法的直接计算法对270 000m3的浮式液化天然气船FLNG进行整船结构强度评估.根据FLNG具体的结构形式和数值分析的最终目的将该装置的实际结构简化,选用适当类型的单元对该装置的结构进行离散而得到FLNG的整船有限元模型.基于三维势流理论并利用中国南海波浪散布图对FLNG进行水动力分析,得到了FLNG在典型装载工况下的波浪压力分布及设计波参数.通过把FLNG承受的波浪压力、惯性力、静水压力与重力等载荷分布到有限元模型上,得到FLNG在典型装载工况下全船的应力水平、应力分布和变形情况.该数值分析结果可在FLNG的初级设计阶段为船体结构强度分析提供有效分析依据,并为FLNG上部模块的设计开发提供船体变形参考.