TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jaâ??e, I.A.
A1  - Ali, M.O.A.
A1  - Yenduri, A.
Y1  - 2022///
TI  - Numerical Validation of Hydrodynamic Responses and Mooring Top Tension of a Turret Moored FPSO Using Simulation and Experimental Results
SN  - 23662557
ID  - scholars17736
SP  - 173
N1  - cited By 1; Conference of 5th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering, ICACE 2021 ; Conference Date: 18 August 2021 Through 18 August 2021; Conference Code:274319
PB  - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85126214223&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-16-8667-2_20&partnerID=40&md5=affc330a8fd9e57be46e668dec5d7407
EP  - 192
KW  - Floating production storage and offloading; Hydrodynamics; Mooring; Mooring cables; Offshore oil well production; Simulation platform; Time domain analysis
KW  -  Hydrodynamic response; Laboratory facilities; Mooring line tensions; Numerical validations; Offshores; Top tensions; Turret FPSO; Validation; Water depth; Wave tank
KW  -  Numerical models
VL  - 223
JF  - Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
N2  - Numerically validated models are frequently used in the analysis of hydrodynamic responses and mooring line tensions of offshore floating platforms. This approach is very useful especially where access to laboratory facility is a challenge, or the limitation of available wave tank dimensions poses a great constraint to allow for proportionate scaling down of water depth. Thus, the numerical validation of a turret moored FPSO operating in a water depth of 1829 m is presented in this paper. The numerical model was developed in MAXSURF and perfected in DesignModeler. Time-domain coupled analysis was conducted in ANSYS AQWA over a simulation period of 12000 sec using a time step of 0.02 sec. All AQWA model analysis results including static offset, free decay, platform response and line tensions compared reasonably well with the published simulation (WINPOST) and experimental (OTRC) results. The variation recorded in AQWA results might be due to non-uniformity in FPSO hull geometry, possible mismatch in the prediction of wind and current coefficients, and the non-inclusion of hull viscous effect in the numerical simulation. The mooring tension spectrum generally compares very well. The close agreement of the validated model with published results indicated proper modelling of the referenced FPSO platform. Hence, the validated model can be used as a benchmark for further studies concerning hydrodynamic responses, mooring line tension, and restoring behavior of a turret mooring system. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
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ER  -