Fully Coupled Effects of Hull, Mooring and Risers Model in Time Domain Based on An Innovative Deep Draft Multi-Spar

The coupled hull, mooring and riser analysis techniques in time domain are widely recognized as the unique approach to predict the accurate global motions. However, these complex issues have not been perfectly solved due to a large number of nonlinear factors, e.g. forces nonlinearity, mooring nonlinearity, motion nonlinearity and so on. This paper investigates the coupled effects through the numerical uncoupled model, mooring coupled model and fully coupled model accounting mooring and risers based on a novel deep draft multi-spar which is especially designed for deepwater in 2009. The numerical static-offset, free-decay, wind-action tests are executed, and finally three hours simulations are conducted under 100-year return period of GOM conditions involving wave, wind and current actions. The damping contributions, response characteristics and mooring line tensions are emphatically studied.     

沿岸流不稳定运动研究进展

沿岸流不稳定运动目前已成为一个研究热点,对于沿岸流不稳定的研究对于近岸泥沙、污染物输移以及海岸养护等都有很重要的意义。本文详细介绍了沿岸流不稳定运动的研究进展,具体包括沿岸流不稳定运动现场以及实验室实验研究进展,沿岸流线性不稳定理论,非线性不稳定理论以及沿岸流不稳定运动产生的其它理论分析。结果表明国外对于该问题的研究(主要是有关不稳定理论方面)已经取得很多成果,但国内目前很少,并且现在对沿岸流不稳定研究比较成熟的理论基础是不稳定理论,该理论都假定增长率最大的不稳定模式决定着沿岸流的波动特性。但对于多模式不稳定运动的研究还基本没有,对于沿岸流不稳定运动三维特性的研究(包括数值研究及实验研究)也基本没有报道。所以这两个方面可能是以后对该问题研究的重要方向。     

二阶全非线性Boussinesq方程的二维数值模拟研究

在非交错网格下采用有限差分法首次对一组非线性精确至O(μ2)阶的全非线性Boussinesq方程数学模型进行了二维数值模拟分析.首先通过在方程的非线性项中引入缓坡假定,考察了其对模型数值精度的影响;其次,在模型中对二阶非线性项采用不同精度,考察了其对模型数值结果的影响.数值模拟结果表明,所建立的二阶完全非线性Boussinesq方程二维数值模型具有良好的适用性,模型非线性项中引入缓坡假定以及在二阶非线性项选用不同的精度对数值模拟结果影响不明显.     

半潜式平台完全时域耦合运动分析

采用三维频域GREEN函数法计算浮体的水动力特性,并运用非线性有限元法对系泊缆索进行模拟,通过完全时域耦合方法求解整个系泊系统的时域控制方程,得到半潜式平台系统的运动响应和系泊缆索的张力变化情况,并对这些响应结果的波频和低频成分进行了分离,讨论了各频率响应成分对平台系统运动的贡献。     

灾害海洋环境下TLP深水张紧式生产立管安全性评估

针对我国南海海域可能出现的超过百年一遇的灾害性海况,结合挪威船级社的DeepC以及ABAQUS软件,通过全系统耦合分析获得张紧式生产立管随TLP平台在灾害海况下的强迫运动,并考虑波浪、流等环境载荷的联合作用,研究TLP张紧式生产立管在灾害海况下的随机结构动力响应。根据广义极值理论对随机结果数据进行拟合后,基于相应规范进行强度分析,完成立管在灾害海洋环境下的安全性评估。     

基于扩展型双曲缓坡方程波浪传播模型

在时域缓坡方程中,引入非线性修正项、高阶地形影响项以及能量耗散项,推导得出扩展型双曲缓坡方程。基于该方程,利用ADI格式建立波浪传播数学模型,并应用于椭圆形浅滩、Bragg反射正弦沙涟地形以及斜坡地形的波浪传播计算,计算结果与试验数据均吻合良好,表明该模型能够对近岸波浪的折射、绕射、反射、浅水变形、弱非线性、陡变地形影响以及破碎进行较好地模拟。     

一类离散非线性系统降维观测器设计

讨论了一类离散非线性系统降维观测器的存在性。对给定的Lyapunov函数,在保证观测误差渐近稳定的条件下,给出了该离散非线性系统降维观测器的设计方法。用数值例子说明了该设计方法的有效性。     

中国春季气温异常变率的非线性特征

运用一种基于神经网络的非线性主成分分析法(NLPCA)对中国1951-2003年53 a春季气温距平场进行分析,结果表明,春季气温异常变率具有显著的非线性特征,当非线性主元u分别取最大值和最小值时,对应的空间气温异常分布型具有显著的非对称性.     

Loss of energy dissipation capacity from the deadzone in linear and nonlinear viscous damping devices

In a viscous damping device under cyclic loading, after the piston reaches a peak stroke, the reserve movement that follows may sometimes experience a short period of delayed or significantly reduced device force output. A similar delay or reduced device force output may also occur at the damper’s initial stroke as it moves away from its neutral position. This phenomenon is referred to as the effect of “deadzone”. The deadzone can cause a loss of energy dissipation capacity and less efficient vibration control. It is prominent in small amplitude vibrations. Although there are many potential causes of deadzone such as environmental factors, construction, material aging, and manufacture quality, in this paper, its general effect in linear and nonlinear viscous damping devices is analyzed. Based on classical dynamics and damping theory, a simple model is developed to capture the effect of deadzone in terms of the loss of energy dissipation capacity. The model provides several methods to estimate the loss of energy dissipation within the deadzone in linear and sublinear viscous fluid dampers. An empirical equation of loss of energy dissipation capacity versus deadzone size is formulated, and the equivalent reduction of effective damping in SDOF systems has been obtained. A laboratory experimental evaluation is carried out to verify the effect of deadzone and its numerical approximation. Based on the analysis, a modification is suggested to the corresponding formulas in FEMA 356 for calculation of equivalent damping if a deadzone is to be considered.     

Joint probability density function of the stochastic responses of nonlinear structures

The joint probability density fimction （PDF） of different structural responses is a very important topic in the stochastic response analysis of nonlinear structures. In this paper, the probability density evolution method, which is successfully developed to capture the instantaneous PDF of an arbitrary single response of interest, is extended to evaluate the joint PDF of any two responses. A two-dimensional partial differential equation in terms of the joint PDF is established. The strategy of selecting representative points via the number theoretical method and sieved by a hyper-ellipsoid is outlined. A two-dimensional difference scheme is developed. The free vibration of an SDOF system is examined to verify the proposed method, and a flame structure exhibiting hysteresis subjected to stochastic ground motion is investigated. It is pointed out that the correlation of different responses results from the fact that randomness of different responses comes from the same set of basic random parameters involved. In other words, the essence of the probabilistic correlation is a physical correlation.