Hydrodynamics & Mooring
Technical Bulletin 2010

Summary

The seven papers in this section explore details of wave loading and global forces induced by fluid motion, with a particular focus on LNG offshore and sea keeping concerning the second-order wave loading in multi-directional seas and hydrodynamic pressure at very high encounter frequencies. The methodology for LNG terminals is presented with support from experimental and numerical investigations of sloshing actions on LNGC tank boundaries. Furthermore, a new theoretical “visco-potential” model based on the introduction of viscous effect in potential flows is developed with application to time-harmonic ship waves. Finally, we present the recent work on modelling complex load-elongation properties of fiber ropes.

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ARTICLES AUTHORS

Approximation of second-order low-frequency wave loading in multi-directional waves

Flavia Rezende  & Xiao-Bo Chen

Experimental and Numerical Investigations of the Global Forces Exerted by Fluid Motions on LNGC Prismatic Tanks Boundaries

Nicolas Moirod, Eric Baudin, Thomas Gazzola & Louis Diebold

A coupled Rankine - Green function method applied to the forward-speed seakeeping problem?

Igor Ten and Xiao Bo Chen

Methodology for LNG Terminals

Louis Diebold

Hydrodynamic Pressure Distribution on Ship Hull at Very High Encounter Frequencies

Xiao Bo Chen & Sime Malenica

Visco-potential flow and time-harmonic ship waves

Xiao Bo Chen & F. Dias

Modelling fiber rope load-elongation properties - Polyester and other fibers

François Michel, Davies P., Grosjean F. Legerstee Franck