Two developments relevant to the stability analysis of semi-submersibles are presented. The first concerns the derivation of the 'conventional' hydrostatic properties of a vessel by modelling the hull geometry using discrete (or finite) elements. This method has a number of advantages, notably the modelling of arbitrary geometries, including internal bulkheads and partitions for analysis of a damaged condition, the ease of incorporation of external forces such as mooring lines, thrusters etc., and a fully coupled solution procedure in six degrees of freedom. The second development described in the paper is concerned with the assessment of stability of semi-submersibles as a dynamic problem, i.e. in waves. It is demonstrated using an idealised model that dynamic excitation can cause a reduction in the stability of a semi-submersible over that which would be obtained using a purely static approach. The use of discrete element modelling in order to assess dynamical stability is also discussed.


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    Titel :

    The development of stability analysis of semi-submersibles


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Die Entwicklung einer Stabilitaetsanalyse fuer Halbtaucher


    Beteiligte:
    McIver, D.B. (Autor:in) / Taggart, S. (Autor:in) / Starsmore, N. (Autor:in) / Lillywhite, P.A. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1983


    Format / Umfang :

    12 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 10 Quellen


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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