基于水平湿拖的TLP平台张力腿现场扶正数值模拟

TLP平台张力腿安装方法有竖直安装和水平安装。以一TLP平台张力腿为例,基于张力腿水平湿拖安装方法,采用OrcaFlex软件建立扶正分析模型,数值模拟了张力腿现场扶正过程,研究分析了张力腿在不同海洋环境和吊机缆绳释放速度等参数下的动力响应,并在此基础上进行了集束扶正分析,根据安装接受标准确定了合适的扶正作业天气窗口。模拟分析结果表明:在扶正过程中,浪向/流向、波高、流速对张力腿应力影响显著;吊机缆绳张力对浪向/流向、流速敏感;吊机缆绳释放速度对张力腿应力和吊机缆绳张力影响微弱。     

Numerical simulation of sloshing waves in a 3D tank based on a finite element method

The sloshing waves in a three dimensional (3D) tank are analysed using a finite element method based on the fully non-linear wave potential theory. When the tank is undergoing two dimensional (2D) motion, the calculated results are found to be in very good agreement with other published data. Extensive calculation has been made for the tank in 3D motion. As in 2D motion, in addition to normal standing waves, travelling waves and bores are also observed. It is found that high pressures occur in various circumstances, which could have important implications for many engineering designs.     

Numerical analysis of water exit for a sphere with constant velocity using the lattice Boltzmann method

In this paper, the three-dimensional water exit of a sphere with different vertical velocities is investigated numerically using the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). In this method, the liquid-gas two-phase flow is simplified as a single-phase free surface flow. To capture the free surface, a mass tracking algorithm is incorporated into the LBM. The gravity as a body force is introduced in the form of calculating the equilibrium distribution with an altered velocity, while the surface tension is neglected. Besides, the employed bounce-back boundary conditions are used for a moving sphere. What’s more, the Wall-Adapting Local Eddy (WALE) viscosity model is employed to capture the turbulent structures of the flow and stabilize the simulation. The accuracy of the numerical results is demonstrated through comparisons with the previous numerical and experimental results in the literature. The results show that the spike height is significantly influenced under the Froude number (Fr) below 4.12 and slightly affected under the Fr varying from 4.12 to 8.24. After the sphere exits water totally, the evolution of the free surface waterfall can be described as two phases and becomes more intense with the Froude number increasing. The non-uniform distribution of velocity results in the breaking of the free surface after the sphere completely exits the water. Moreover, the Reynolds number greatly affects the wake dynamics and hydrodynamics acting on the sphere when it moves beneath the water surface.     

Assessment of boundary-element method for modelling a free-floating sloped wave energy device. Part 1: Numerical modelling

The boundary-element method has been widely used as a design tool in the offshore and ship building industry for more than 30 years. Its application to wave energy conversion is, however, more recent. This paper deals with the numerical modelling of a free-floating sloped wave energy device. The power take-off mechanism of the device consists of an immersed tube with a piston sliding inside. The modelling is done using the boundary-element method package WAMIT. The model is first worked out for the case where the axis of the tube is vertical. It is then derived for the tube inclined and successfully verified against numerical benchmark data. A companion paper presents results of a detailed comparison with a physical model study.     

Comparison of numerical solution and semi-empirical formulas to predict the effects of important design parameters on porpoising region of a planing vessel

Stability of the marine vessels in different conditions is one of the most important problems in the design of a planing vessel. In this research, the effects of some important design parameters (mass, longitudinal center of mass, deadrise angle, and length) of DTMB 62 model 4667-1 planing hull on the drag and also on the longitudinal dynamic stability (porpoising) are investigated in the velocity range of 2.12–8.486 m/s in calm water. In this paper, both numerical simulation of Reynolds Average Naiver Stokes (RANS) equations and semi-empirical formulas of Savitsky are used to analyze the motion of a 4667 planing vessel in calm water with two degrees of freedom (2DOF). For this purpose a finite volume, ANSYS-FLUENT, code is used to solve the Navier-Stokes equations for the simulation of the flow field around the vessel. In addition, an explicit VOF scheme and SST- Kω model is used with dynamic mesh scheme to capture the interface of a two-phase flow and to model the turbulence respectively, in 2DOF model (heave and pitch). Also, the results of both methods are compared with each other. According to the present results, changing the aspect ratio of the vessel and also the longitudinal center of gravity have the most effect on the porpoising region.     

Numerical study on added resistance of ships by using a time-domain Rankine panel method

This paper considers the numerical computation of added resistance on ships. As a method of solution, a higher-order Rankine panel method is applied in time domain. Furthermore, two different formulations, Neumann-Kelvin and double-body linearizations, are applied to investigate the difference between computational results. The quantities of added resistance are obtained by integrating the second-order pressure on the body surface. Computational results are validated by comparing with experimental data and other computational results on several models, and fair agreements are found for all the models. The components of added resistance are observed with regard to integral terms, radiation and diffraction components. This study continues to the computation of added resistance in irregular waves. This kind of computational approach can provide some important information to understand the uncertainty level of towing-tank measurement of added resistance. In this study, a series of long numerical simulations are carried out, and their statistical variations are observed for different time windows. Based on this observation, an appropriate criterion and averaging method are proposed for the prediction of added resistance in irregular waves.     

逐步判别分析法在海洋水质评价中的应用

针对粤西海域海洋水质评价这一问题,依照GB 3097-1997《国家海水水质标准》建立一个由400个站位组成、每个站位包含13个水质指标信息的假设随机样本,利用逐步判别分析法,在随机样本的13个水质指标中按其对水质分类判别能力的大小进行筛选,最终选出化学需氧量、石油类、镉、总磷、总氮这5个具有显著判别能力的指标,并利用这5个指标建立判别函数及水质分类图版,进而克服水质指标数据引入过多对水质评价模型的不利影响。利用上述水质分类图版对粤西海域2010年40个站位的水质状况进行了评价,对比海洋与渔业环境监测站的水质分类结果,其正确率为95%,说明该水质分类图版具有良好的实际应用效果,可作为解决利用多水质指标信息综合评价海洋水质这一问题的有效方法。     

NURBS高阶面元法在多体水动力分析中应用

当位于海上的多个浮体距离相近时,它们间将产生显著的水动力相互作用。使用NURBS(非均匀有理B样条)高阶面元法进行多体水动力分析,速度势用任意阶的B样条函数近似,物面用NURBS曲面表示,由于水动力与几何表示相分离,就可以方便地实现计算机辅助设计与水动力分析的集成。对截断圆柱与椭球间的水动力相互作用和半潜式平台与箱型驳船间的水动力相互作用的计算显示此种方法可以对多体间的水动力相互作用给出准确的分析,计算时间和占用内存大幅减少。