Analysis of an Asymmetrical Bridle Towline Model to Stabilise Towing Performance of a Towed Ship

2014 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Fitriadhy ◽  
H. Yasukawa ◽  
T. Yoneda ◽  
K. K. Koh ◽  
A. Maimun

This paper addresses an asymmetrical bridle towline model as a feasible solution model to stabilize towing performance of a towed ship. The basic thinking behind the approach adopted, is to deal with a better towing stability than employing the typical towline model1. Several towing parameters which may affect a towed ship motion behaviour i.e., tow angle and tow point position, are investigated theoretically. The nonlinear numerical time-domain simulation showed that the increase of towing angle up to 30 degrees and shifting tow point from 0.5 to 0.8 resulted in remarkable reduction in slewing motion of the unstable towed ship and the towline tension, which enhances effectively her towing stability.

Author(s):  
S. J. Lee ◽  
M. H. Kim

The coupling and interactions between ship motion and inner-tank sloshing are investigated by a potential-viscous hybrid method in the time domain. For the time-domain simulation of vessel motion, the hydrodynamic coefficients and wave forces are obtained by a potential-theory-based 3D diffraction/radiation panel program in the frequency domain. Then, the corresponding simulations of motions in the time domain are carried out using the convolution-integral method. The liquid sloshing in a tank is simulated in the time domain by a Navier–Stokes solver. A finite difference method with SURF scheme assuming the single-valued free-surface profile is applied for the direct simulation of liquid sloshing. The computed sloshing forces and moments are then applied as external excitations to the ship motion. The calculated ship motion is in turn inputted as the excitation for liquid sloshing, which is repeated for the ensuing time steps. For comparison, we independently developed a 3D panel program for linear inner-fluid motions, and it is coupled with the vessel-motion program in the frequency domain. The developed computer programs are applied to a barge-type floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) hull equipped with two partially filled tanks. The time-domain simulation results show reasonably good agreement when compared with Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN’s) experimental results. The frequency-domain results qualitatively reproduce the trend of coupling effects, but the peaks are in general overpredicted. It is seen that the coupling effects on roll motions appreciably change with filling level. The most pronounced coupling effects on roll motions are the shift or split of peak frequencies. The pitch motions are much less influenced by the inner-fluid motion compared with roll motions.


Author(s):  
S. J. Lee ◽  
M. H. Kim ◽  
D. H. Lee ◽  
Y. S. Shin

The coupling and interactions between ship motion and inner-tank sloshing are investigated by a potential-viscous hybrid method in time domain. For the time domain simulation of vessel motion, the hydrodynamic coefficients and wave forces are obtained by a potential-theory-based 3D diffraction/radiation panel program in frequency domain. Then, the corresponding simulations of motions in time domain are carried out using the convolution-integral method. The liquid sloshing in a tank is simulated in time domain by a Navier-Stokes solver. A finite difference method with SURF scheme assuming the single-valued free surface profile is applied for the direct simulation of liquid sloshing. The computed sloshing forces and moments are then applied as external excitations to the ship motion. The calculated ship motion is in turn inputted as the excitation for liquid sloshing, which is repeated for the ensuing time steps. For comparison, we independently developed a 3D panel program for linear inner-fluid motions and it is coupled with the vessel motion program in the frequency domain. The developed computer programs are applied to a barge-type FPSO hull equipped with two partially filled tanks. The time-domain simulation results show reasonably good agreement when compared with MARIN’s experimental results. The frequency-domain results qualitatively reproduce the trend of coupling effects but the peaks are in general over-predicted. It is seen that the coupling effects on roll motions appreciably change with filling level. The most pronounced coupling effects on roll motions are the shift or split of peak frequencies. The pitch motions are much less influenced by the inner-fluid motion compared to roll motions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 549-559
Author(s):  
S. M. Mousavi ◽  
A. R. Khoogar ◽  
H. Ghassemi ◽  
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Author(s):  
Mingjie Zhang ◽  
Ole Øiseth

AbstractA convolution-based numerical algorithm is presented for the time-domain analysis of fluidelastic instability in tube arrays, emphasizing in detail some key numerical issues involved in the time-domain simulation. The unit-step and unit-impulse response functions, as two elementary building blocks for the time-domain analysis, are interpreted systematically. An amplitude-dependent unit-step or unit-impulse response function is introduced to capture the main features of the nonlinear fluidelastic (FE) forces. Connections of these elementary functions with conventional frequency-domain unsteady FE force coefficients are discussed to facilitate the identification of model parameters. Due to the lack of a reliable method to directly identify the unit-step or unit-impulse response function, the response function is indirectly identified based on the unsteady FE force coefficients. However, the transient feature captured by the indirectly identified response function may not be consistent with the physical fluid-memory effects. A recursive function is derived for FE force simulation to reduce the computational cost of the convolution operation. Numerical examples of two tube arrays, containing both a single flexible tube and multiple flexible tubes, are provided to validate the fidelity of the time-domain simulation. It is proven that the present time-domain simulation can achieve the same level of accuracy as the frequency-domain simulation based on the unsteady FE force coefficients. The convolution-based time-domain simulation can be used to more accurately evaluate the integrity of tube arrays by considering various nonlinear effects and non-uniform flow conditions. However, the indirectly identified unit-step or unit-impulse response function may fail to capture the underlying discontinuity in the stability curve due to the prespecified expression for fluid-memory effects.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1092-1093 ◽  
pp. 356-361
Author(s):  
Peng Fei Zhang ◽  
Lian Guang Liu

With the application and development of Power Electronics, HVDC is applied more widely China. However, HVDC system has the possibilities to cause subsynchronous torsional vibration interaction with turbine generator shaft mechanical system. This paper simply introduces the mechanism, analytical methods and suppression measures of subsynchronous oscillation. Then it establishes a power plant model in islanding model using PSCAD, and analyzes the effects of the number and output of generators to SSO, and verifies the effect of SEDC and SSDC using time-domain simulation method. Simulation results show that the more number and output of generators is detrimental to the stable convergence of subsynchronous oscillation, and SEDC、SSDC can restrain unstable SSO, avoid divergence of SSO, ensure the generators and system operate safely and stably


Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping He ◽  
Seyed Arefifar ◽  
Congshan Li ◽  
Fushuan Wen ◽  
Yuqi Ji ◽  
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The well-developed unified power flow controller (UPFC) has demonstrated its capability in providing voltage support and improving power system stability. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the capability of the UPFC in mitigating oscillations in a wind farm integrated power system by employing eigenvalue analysis and dynamic time-domain simulation approaches. For this purpose, a power oscillation damping controller (PODC) of the UPFC is designed for damping oscillations caused by disturbances in a given interconnected power system, including the change in tie-line power, the changes of wind power outputs, and others. Simulations are carried out for two sample power systems, i.e., a four-machine system and an eight-machine system, for demonstration. Numerous eigenvalue analysis and dynamic time-domain simulation results confirm that the UPFC equipped with the designed PODC can effectively suppress oscillations of power systems under various disturbance scenarios.


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