The paper presents some background for an analysis of the risk of severe parametric roll motion for a ship operating in head seas. This background includes a consideration of basic probabilistic qualities of parametric roll in head seas: ergodic qualities and distributions, since these results are necessary to establish a method of prediction of extreme values. The ship motions that generate parametric excitation, heave and pitch, have also been studied in this analysis. The post- Panamax C11 class container carrier was chosen for analysis, since a vessel of this type is known to have suffered significant damage in an incident attributed to severe parametric roll. It was shown that despite large-amplitude of motion, pitch and heave retain their ergodic qualities and normal character of distribution, while the roll motions are clearly non-ergodic and do not have a normal distribution. The analysis is built upon the numerical simulation of ship motion in head seas using Large Amplitude Motion Program (LAMP).
Probabilistic Analysis of Roll Parametric Resonance in Head Seas
Fluid Mechanics, Appl.
2011-05-17
15 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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