Design and model test of a soft-connected lattice-structured floating solar photovoltaic concept for harsh offshore conditions

Various types of floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) devices have been previously proposed, designed and constructed with applications primarily limited to onshore water bodies or near-shore regions with benign environmental conditions. This paper proposes a novel FPV concept which can survive harsh environmental conditions with extreme wave heights above 10 m. This concept uses standardised lightweight semi-submersible floats made of circular materials as individual modules. The floating modules are soft connected with ropes to form an FPV array. We first present the conceptual design of the floats and the connection systems, including hydrostatic, hydrodynamic, and structural assessments of the floats. To verify the motion response performance, we carried out 1:60 scaled model tests for a 2 by 3 array under regular and irregular wave conditions. From the time series and response spectra, the motion characteristics of the array and the mooring responses are analysed in detail. The proposed concept exhibits excellent performances in terms of modular motions with limited wave overtopping and no contact is observed between adjacent modules under the extreme wave conditions. The findings of this study can serve as a valuable reference to developing reliable and cost-effective FPV technologies for offshore conditions.     

浮式平台上部模块非管节点SCF控制方法

应力集中系数（Stress Concentration Factor，SCF）是评估节点疲劳损伤的重要参数。针对浮式平台上部模块非管节点的SCF控制，设计5种加强形式，采用Ansys软件对非管节点进行SCF分析。结果表明：筋板加强可有效改善面外弯矩作用下的应力集中；扣管加强对轴向力、面内弯矩和面外弯矩均具有较好的改善效果。     

基于SVG格式的远洋客船电子地图显示模块构建

对可缩放矢量图形（Scalable Vector Graphics，SVG）技术特点进行分析，结合远洋客船电子地图显示模块功能需求，对电子地图进行功能设计，实现远洋客船电子地图显示模块的构建。以某远洋客船为例，验证基于SVG格式的电子地图显示模块符合远洋客船网络化构建的需求，可为后续远洋客船实现乘员动态导航和构建个性化网络服务平台提供技术基础。     

Efficient time-domain approach for hydroelastic-structural analysis including hydrodynamic pressure distribution on a moored SFT

This study investigates the hydroelastic analysis of a moored SFT (submerged floating tunnel) and the corresponding hydrodynamic pressure distribution under wave excitations. Time-domain discrete-module-beam (DMB) method, in which an elastic structure is modeled by multiple sub-bodies with beam elements, is employed to express the deformable tunnel with multiple mooring lines. Moreover, the top-down scheme is also adopted for detailed structure analyses with less computational cost, which applies the calculated hydrodynamic pressure distribution over SFT's surface to the three-dimensional finite element model. The hydrodynamic pressure includes both wave-induced diffraction pressure and motion-induced radiation pressure. For the validation of the developed numerical approach, comparisons are made with computationally intensive hydroelastic-structural direct-coupled method, two-dimensional wave flume experiment, and independently developed inhouse moored-SFT-simulation program. Furthermore, the influences of flexural motions with buoyancy-weight ratio (BWR) (or bending stiffness) and regular/irregular wave conditions on the dynamic pressure distribution and the resulting local stresses are investigated.     

中型豪华邮船舱室模块吊运工装有限元分析

针对邮船舱室模块缺少强框架支持和易产生吊装变形等问题，对比4种常见的舱室模块吊装方式，分析在吊装过程中舱室模块容易变形的原因。以某中型豪华邮船舱室模块为例，设计一种吊运工装，利用有限元分析方法，计算吊运工装在不同工况条件下的结构强度和结构变形，并对其进行优化。结果表明，优化的吊运工装其结构强度满足中型豪华邮船舱室模块的吊装需求，可减少舱室吊装变形，提升船厂舱室模块吊装的安全性和高效性。