直立浮式柱群波浪荷载计算

为了研究类似张力腿平台（ＴＬＰ）等海洋工程结构物的运动,浮式直立柱群的波浪荷载计算是十分重要的。应用匹配渐进和特征函数展开法得到单柱流场速度势的半解析解,再引入大间距假设,将柱群中某一柱体对其它柱体的扰动作用用平面入射波来代替。同时对该问题进行了非平面波修正,计入柱间水动力相互作用,解决了柱群的绕射问题。应用该方法计算了不同条件下的双柱波浪荷载的幅频特征。     

规则波作用下四锚浮标系统动力分析

随着水深的增加,海洋浮标系泊缆索的长度也增加,对其浮标系泊系统进行动力分析是非常重要的.基于势流理论,应用边界元方法在频域内计算浮标的附加质量和阻尼、一阶波浪力和二阶平均漂移力,通过快速傅里叶变换将计算结果转换到时域,应用莫里森公式计算浮标及其skirt的粘性阻尼力,应用非线性有限元方法计算系泊缆索张力,最后在时域内应用四阶Runge- Kutta法计算浮标的运动响应和系泊缆索张力.比较分析了两种水深条件下,不同skirt直径和缆索长度情况下浮标的水动力特性、运动响应和系泊缆索张力.计算结果表明,浮标skirt的存在对纵荡方向的附加质量和辐射阻尼基本没有影响,而垂荡方向的附加质量增加,辐射阻尼减小,且能够减小二阶平均波浪力的峰值.     

张力腿式浮式风机耦合动力响应理论模型与数值实现

针对张力腿结构动力响应特点,提出一套张力腿式浮式风机动力耦合理论模型,编制计算程序,并通过与实验结果的对比,验证理论模型以及程序的适用性。张力腿式系泊系统稳定性好,但张力载荷随平台位移的变化显著;张力腿结构的动态响应与支撑平台和风机系统动态响应存在显著的耦合作用。针对张力腿浮式风机动力耦合特性,采用谱方法对张力腿结构建立耦合动力模型;考虑细长体在波浪中受到的粘性力,通过哈密顿原理推导出张力腿运动控制方程,利用自主开发的计算程序DARwind和数值计算方法求解系统动态响应。最后,将数值计算结果同UMAINE的试验数据进行对比分析,以验证程序的合理性。     

畸形波作用下四立柱张力腿平台动力响应研究

介绍了畸形波生成的方法并对各种线性合成畸形波的效率进行了对比。选用改进的随机波加瞬态波的方法模拟强非线性波———"新年波"的波形。采用微元法对张力腿平台的立柱和浮筒进行离散,编制程序对张力腿平台在强非线性波作用下的耦合动力响应进行了数值模拟,重点比较分析了张力腿平台在随机波及畸形波中所受波浪力、平台动力响应、系泊系统张力特性及浪向角对平台运动的影响。研究表明:在"新年波"作用下,0°浪向时,平台在x和z方向所受波浪力较随机波增长了约1/4,纵荡、垂荡及纵摇响应值分别增加了33%,38%和12%,张力腿张力幅值增加约20%,位于平台四角的张力腿张力有所差异,相邻两根张力腿的张力差别不大,浪向角对平台运动响应、张力腿张力的影响畸形波大于随机波的作用。为今后考虑强非线性波浪影响时张力腿平台的设计提供了借鉴和参考。     

一种新型波能发电装置的运动响应计算

为分析碟形越浪式波能发电装置初步设计方案的合理性和不足,应用三维势流理论和波浪的辐射-衍射理论,结合水动力分析软件AQWA,计算在规则波浪作用下装置浮体6个自由度上运动的响应幅值算子(RAOs),考虑不规则波浪、风、流载荷的共同作用,对装置在工作海况和恶劣海况下的运动响应进行数值模拟分析,得到其时间历程结果。结果表明:装置结构外形设计合理,装置在其锚链张力腿锚泊系统定位下,运动响应满足工作稳定性要求和安全性要求。     

畸形波作用下张力腿浮式风力机动力响应特性

针对张力腿系泊浮式风力机的基础运动,忽略柔性构件的影响,建立气动—水动—系泊非线性耦合运动方程。在运动控制方程中包含张力腿系泊系统的非线性回复刚度,桨距角控制以及浮式基础运动对空气动力载荷的影响。在波浪载荷的计算中考虑二阶波浪载荷的作用。采用随机频率相位角调制法生成畸形波波面时历,计算在畸形波作用下张力腿型浮式风力机的动力响应特性。数值模拟结果表明,在畸形波作用下,浮式基础的运动及空气动力性能均受到了显著的影响。其中浮式基础的纵荡和纵摇运动分别受二阶差频与和频波浪力的影响,而垂荡运动的增加则主要是受下沉运动的影响。在畸形波经过的时刻,风力机的功率系数迅速下降,水平方向的风载荷波动先减小,随后其数值急剧下降,而垂直方向的风载荷波动增大。     

冲击荷载作用下新型延展式张力腿平台时域分析

延展式张力腿平台是一种适用于深水油气开采的海洋平台结构。提出一种新型平台由四个立柱和一个环形浮箱连接而成,环形浮箱是由四个箱型梁焊接而成。根据给出的南海海域的海况条件和相应的规范计算结构的环境载荷,运用SESAM软件Deep C模块,考虑风、浪、流等环境荷载的作用和张力腿系统的非线性影响,进行了时域耦合分析,得到了平台的运动位移时程、张力腿系统张力时程和张力极值等。模拟波浪破碎作为冲击载荷,得到张力腿平台在冲击荷载作用下的运动位移时程、张力腿系统的张力时程。研究结果表明:该新型平台具有良好的运动响应,张力筋腱应力满足安全要求;在冲击载荷作用下新型平台的运动响应也满足要求。     

Truss Spar平台在浮卸作业过程中结构强度分析

在桁架式深吃水立柱式平台(Truss Spar)运输作业的浮卸过程中,半潜驳船不断压载下潜直到Truss Spar平台自浮后拖离驳船。针对浮卸作业的双浮体状态,提出Truss Spar平台在与半潜驳船发生接触情况下的载荷计算方案并进行结构应力水平评估。基于三维势流理论及SESAM软件,考虑平台及半潜驳船双浮体之间的水动力相互影响,首先对双浮体系统进行频域下求解,得到波浪诱导载荷;然后在时域下求解波浪中双浮体的运动方程及产生的接触力;最后将这两种载荷下的结构强度分析结果进行线性叠加,得到Truss Spar平台在波浪诱导载荷及接触力联合作用下结构应力水平。对比不同波浪方向及周期下的接触力结果,研究Spar平台结构整体应力水平及高应力区域位置特点,对总体强度水平进行评估。     

非结构化网格下大范围波生流模拟和应用

波浪破碎引起的沿岸流是近岸海域的关键水动力因素。利用基于缓坡方程得到的光程函数方程和波作用守恒方程建立了考虑绕射效应的大范围波浪传播模型,模型可以考虑流场的影响;将波浪模型计算得到的辐射应力、波浪紊动系数等参数添加到三维水动力模型中,得到大范围近岸波生流的计算模型。模型中流场和波浪可以共用计算网格,且可同步耦合计算;模型基于非结构化网格,可以拟合复杂岸线的变化。模型对波生沿岸流、环流和逆流进行了验证,同时对实际海域的波生流进行了计算,结果表明:该模型对近岸波浪破碎引起的波生流具有很好的精度和适用性,可用于实际工程的计算。     

两型半潜式平台波浪作用下载荷敏感性研究

为探究半潜式平台在波浪作用下的载荷敏感特性,根据频域计算得到的水动力衍射/辐射结果,将动水压力作为输入项,利用ANSYS软件进行两型半潜式平台对波浪载荷的敏感性分析。以此对比两型平台响应特性,确定危险工况,并为平台整体结构设计提供参考。其中A型平台为柱稳式半潜平台,B型平台以A型平台为母型进行了水动力性能优化,以适用于北海海域作业环境。研究发现:两型平台的应变均在弹性形变范围内;两型平台会在相似位置处出现较大的等效弹性应力和应变分布,但相比于母型平台A,B型平台在立柱与浮体连接处也存在明显的高应力区;各波浪入射角度下,两型平台的入射波浪最危险周期不同,且存在B型平台响应大于A型平台响应的工况,因此基于水动力性能改进的B型平台,结构上可能存在不足。     

Hydrodynamic interactions in floating cylinder arrays—I. Wave scattering

The hydrodynamic interactions due to wave scattering between the numbers of an array of stationary, truncated circular cylinders simulating the columns of an idealized tension-leg platform (TLP) are investigated. The method of solution for the fluid velocity potential involves replacing scattered waves by equivalent plane waves together with non-planar correction terms. This technique is, therefore, essentially a large spacing approximation. Use of this approach makes it possible to determine the hydrodynamic interactions between the array members utilizing only the diffraction characteristics of an isolated cylinder.Numerical results are presented for six array configurations consisting of 2–6 cylinders representing the legs of idealized TLPs. Calculations of the wave loads on these cylinders have been performed for a range of wave and structural parameters. It is found that, for certain parameter combinations, the influence of neighbouring bodies on the total wave field leads to hydrodynamic loading on individual columns which is significantly greater than the loading they would experience in isolation. The presented results demonstrate the significance of hydrodynamic interactions between TLP columns and clearly indicate that these effects should be considered by the designers and researchers associated with TLPs.     

Hydrodynamic analysis of three–unit arrays of floating annular oscillating–water–column wave energy converters

This paper deals with the hydrodynamic analysis of an array of Oscillating Water Column (OWC) devices, made up of coaxial cylinders, which are floating either independently or as a unit forming a floating platform. The platform is considered either free – floating or as TLP configuration connected to the sea bottom. Numerical results concerning the three boundary value problems, namely, the diffraction, the motion – and the pressure – dependent radiation ones are given. They have been obtained through an analytical solution method using matched axisymmetric eigenfunction expansion formulations. In all cases the interaction phenomena with neighbouring bodies have been taken properly into account using the physical idea of multiple scattering. Numerical results for the first – and the mean second – order wave forces, the hydrodynamic interaction coefficients along with pressure hydrodynamic parameters, inner air pressure and free–surface oscillation amplitude inside and outside of each device are parametrically evaluated and supplemented by experimental data.     

Nonlinear coupled response of offshore tension leg platforms to regular wave forces

Among the compliant platforms, the tension leg platform (TLP) is a vertically moored structure with excess buoyancy. The TLP is designed to behave in the same way as any other moored structure in horizontal plane, at the same time inheriting the stiffness of a fixed platform in the vertical plane. Dynamic response analysis of a TLP to deterministic first order wave forces is presented, considering coupling between the degrees-of-freedom surge, sway, heave, roll, pitch and yaw. The analysis considers nonlinearities produced due to changes in cable tension and due to nonlinear hydrodynamic drag forces. The wave forces on the elements of the pontoon structure are calculated using Airy's wave theory and Morison's equation ignoring diffraction effects. The nonlinear equation of motion is solved in the time domain by Newmark's beta integration scheme. The effects of different parameters that influence the response of the TLP are then investigated.     

Dynamic behaviour of square and triangular offshore tension leg platforms under regular wave loads

Among compliant platforms, the tension leg platform (TLP) is a hybrid structure. With respect to the horizontal degrees of freedom, it is compliant and behaves like to a floating structure, whereas with respect to the vertical degrees of freedom, it is stiff and resembles a fixed structure and is not allowed to float freely. The greatest potential for reducing costs of a TLP in the short term is to go through previously applied design approaches, to simplify the design and reduce the conservatism that so far has been incorporated in the TLP design to accommodate for the unproven nature of this type of platform. Dynamic analysis of a triangular model TLP to regular waves is presented, considering the coupling between surge, sway, heave, roll, pitch and yaw degrees of freedom. The analysis considers various nonlinearities produced due to change in the tether tension and nonlinear hydrodynamic drag force. The wave forces on the elements of the pontoon structure are calculated using Airy's wave theory and Morison's equation, ignoring the diffraction effects. The nonlinear equation of motion is solved in the time domain using Newmark's beta integration scheme. Numerical studies are conducted to compare the coupled response of a triangular TLP with that of a square TLP and the effects of different parameters that influence the response are then investigated.     

The effect of sub-optimal control and the spectral wave climate on the performance of wave energy converter arrays

A linear hydrodynamic model is used to assess the sensitivity of the performance of a wave energy converter (WEC) array to control parameters. It is found that WEC arrays have a much smaller tolerance to imprecision of the control parameters than isolated WECs and that the increase in power capture of WEC arrays is only achieved with larger amplitudes of motion of the individual WECs. The WEC array radiation pattern is found to provide useful insight into the array hydrodynamics. The linear hydrodynamic model is used, together with the wave climate at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), to assess the maximum annual average power capture of a WEC array. It is found that the maximum annual average power capture is significantly reduced compared to the maximum power capture for regular waves and that the optimum array configuration is also significantly modified. It is concluded that the optimum configuration of a WEC array will be as much influenced by factors such as mooring layout, device access and power smoothing as it is by the theoretical optimum hydrodynamic configuration.     

Interaction between waves and an array of floating porous circular cylinders

The present study theoretically as well as experimentally investigates the interaction between waves and an array of porous circular cylinders with or without an inner porous plate based on the linear wave theory.To design more effective floating breakwaters,the transmission rate of waves propagating through the array is evaluated.Each cylinder in the array is partly made of porous materials.Specifically,it possesses a porous sidewall and an impermeable bottom.In addition,an inner porous plate is horizontally fixed inside the cylinders.It dissipates the wave more effectively and eliminates the sloshing phenomenon.The approach suggested by Kagemoto and Yue(1986) is adopted to solve the multiple-scatter problem,while a hierarchical interaction theory is adopted to deal with hydrodynamic interactions among a great number of bodies,which efficiently saves computation time.Meanwhile,a series of model tests with an array of porous cylinders is performed in a wave basin to validate the theoretical work and the calculated results.The draft of the cylinders,the location of the inner porous plate,and the spacing between adjacent cylinders are also adjusted to investigate their effects on wave dissipation.     

Interaction of linear waves with an array of infinitely long horizontal circular cylinders in a two-layer fluid of infinite depth

The linear water wave scattering and radiation by an array of infinitely long horizontal circular cylinders in a two-layer fluid of infinite depth is investigated by use of the multipole expansion method. The diffracted and radiated potentials are expressed as a linear combination of infinite multipoles placed at the centre of each cylinder with unknown coefficients to be determined by the cylinder boundary conditions. Analytical expressions for wave forces, hydrodynamic coefficients, reflection and transmission coefficients and energies are derived. Comparisons are made between the present analytical results and those obtained by the boundary element method, and some examples are presented to illustrate the hydrodynamic behavior of multiple horizontal circular cylinders in a two-layer fluid. It is found that for two submerged circular cylinders the influence of the fluid density ratio on internal-mode wave forces is more appreciable than surface-mode wave forces, and the periodic oscillations of hydrodynamic results occur with the increase of the distance between two cylinders; for four submerged circular cylinders the influence of adding two cylinders on the wave forces of the former cylinders is small in low and high wave frequencies, but the influence is appreciable in intermediate wave frequencies.     

Approximate hydrodynamic analysis of multi-column ocean structures

An approximate, semi-analytical technique is developed to calculate the wave-induced loads and added-mass and radiation damping coefficients for idealized ocean structures consisting of arrays of large-diameter, truncated, vertical circular cylinders. The approach involves replacing the complete wave field scattered/radiated by one cylinder in the vicinity of another cylinder by a plane wave together with a non-planar correction term and so is essentially a large-spacing approximation. Numerical results are presented which illustrate the accuracy of the approximate approach and provide estimates of the hydrodynamic characteristics of several practical array configurations.     

Wave power absorption by a small body moving in surge

A proposed wave energy converter consists of an array of small floating bodies moving in surge and restrained by dampers. The hydrodynamic behaviour of one such body is studied theoretically and experimentally. Approximate agreement between theory and experiment is reported. The absorption length of individual bodies is small but it is suggested that their relatively low cost may make an array of these devices competitive with other types of wave energy converter.     

风机基础TLP平台在波浪中运动性能的CFD数值分析

随着海上风能的开发向深水发展,支撑风机的载体平台越来越受到关注。在经济性与安全性、稳定性的多重要求下,张力腿平台（TLP）在海洋风能资源的开发中体现出了重要地位。采用基于开源平台OpenFOAM开发的计算流体动力学（CFD）水动力学求解器naoe-FOAM-SJTU对一座处于中等水深下的风机基础水下TLP（STLP）的运动响应进行了数值模拟与研究。文中使用弹簧锚链模型模拟STLP的垂向系泊锁链系统,模拟该平台在不同波浪环境下的运动响应情况。首先将STLP单自由度自由衰减CFD模拟结果与已有全耦合时域分析结果进行对比,验证了naoe-FOAM-SJTU求解器及使用弹簧模型模拟STLP系泊系统的准确性与可靠性。随后在考虑非线性波浪载荷的情况下研究极端海况下与一般作业海况下STLP的运动响应情况,计算工况中的风机基础所受弯矩及锚链受力情况,并详细展示流场、速度场信息,分析高阶波浪成分、不同海况等条件对于STLP运动性能的影响。研究结果表明,TLP在中等水深中具有良好的运动性能,naoe-FOAM-SJTU求解器可以有效模拟水中生产平台在波浪环境下的水动力问题,并可以对整个流场进行可视化展示与分析。