scholarly journals Time-domain hybrid method for simulating large amplitude motions of ships advancing in waves

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shukui Liu ◽  
Apostolos D. Papanikolaou
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Method ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Large Amplitude Motions

Generalized Modes in Time-Domain Seakeeping Calculations

2012 ◽  
Vol 56 (04) ◽  
pp. 215-233
Author(s):  
Johan T. Tuitman ◽  
Šime Malenica ◽  
Riaan van't Veer
Keyword(s):  
Rigid Body ◽  
Transient Response ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Nonlinear Load ◽  
Large Amplitude Motions ◽  
Rigid Body Modes ◽  
The Time Domain

The concept of "generalized modes" is to describe all degrees of freedom by mode shapes and not using any predefined shape, like rigid body modes. Generalized modes in seakeeping computations allow one to calculate the response of a single ship, springing, whipping, multibody interaction, etc., using a uniform approach. The generalized modes have already been used for frequency-domain seakeeping calculations by various authors. This article extents the generalized modes methodology to be used for time-domain seakeeping computations, which accounts for large-amplitude motions of the rigid-body modes. The time domain can be desirable for seakeeping computations because it is easy to include nonlinear load components and to compute transient response, like slamming and whipping. Results of multibody interaction, two barges connected by a hinge, whipping response of a ferry resulting from slamming loads, and the response of a flexible barge are presented to illustrate the theory.

Whipping Response of Vessels With Large Amplitude Motions

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuno Fonseca ◽  
Eduardo Antunes ◽  
Carlos Guedes Soares
Keyword(s):  
Time Domain ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Nonlinear Effects ◽  
Regular Waves ◽  
Structural Dynamic ◽  
Highly Nonlinear ◽  
Large Amplitude Motions ◽  
Structural Dynamic Characteristics ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
Equations Of Motions

The paper presents a time domain method to calculate the ship responses in heavy weather, including the global structural loads due to whipping. Since large amplitude waves induce nonlinear ship responses, and in particular highly nonlinear vertical structural loads, the equations of motions and structural loads are solved in the time domain. The “partially nonlinear” time domain seakeeping program accounts for the most important nonlinear effects. Slamming forces are given by the contribution of two components: an initial impact due to bottom slamming and flare slamming due to the variation of momentum of the added mass. The hull vibratory response is calculated applying the modal analysis together with direct integration of the differential equations in the time domain. The structural dynamic characteristics of the hull are modeled by a finite element representation of a Timoshenko beam accounting for the shear deformation and rotary inertia. The calculation procedure is applied to a frigate advancing in regular waves. The contribution of whipping loads to the vertical bending moments on the ship structure is assessed by comparing this response with and without the hull vibration.

Computing Large Amplitude Motions of a Floating Offshore Structure in the Time Domain

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Qiu ◽  
Hongxuan Peng
Keyword(s):  
Time Domain ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
The Body ◽  
Surface Boundary ◽  
Offshore Structure ◽  
Floating Structure ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Large Amplitude Motions ◽  
The Time Domain

Based on the panel-free method, large-amplitude motions of floating offshore structures have been computed by solving the body-exact problem in the time domain using the exact geometry. The body boundary condition is imposed on the instantaneous wetted surface exactly at each time step. The free surface boundary is assumed linear so that the time-domain Green function can be applied. The instantaneous wetted surface is obtained by trimming the entire NURBS surfaces of a floating structure. At each time step, Gaussian points are automatically distributed on the instantaneous wetted surface. The velocity potentials and velocities are computed accurately on the body surface by solving the desingularized integral equations. Nonlinear Froude-Krylov forces are computed on the instantaneous wetted surface under the incident wave profile. Validation studies have been carried out for a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. Computed results were compared with experimental results and solutions by the panel method.

Time-Domain Analysis of Large-Amplitude Vertical Ship Motions and Wave Loads

1998 ◽  
Vol 42 (02) ◽  
pp. 139-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Fonseca ◽  
C. Guedes Soares
Keyword(s):  
Free Surface ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Surface Condition ◽  
Memory Effects ◽  
Wave Loads ◽  
Strip Theory ◽  
Large Amplitude Motions ◽  
Free Surface Oscillations ◽  
The Time Domain

The vertical motions and wave induced loads on ships with forward speed are studied in the time domain, considering non-linear effects associated with large amplitude motions and hull flare shape. The method is based on a strip theory, using singularities distributed on the cross sections which satisfy the linear free surface condition. The solution is obtained in the time domain using convolution to account for the memory effects related to the free surface oscillations. In this way the linear radiation forces are represented in terms of impulse response functions, infinite frequency added masses and radiation restoring coefficients. The diffraction forces associated with incident wave scattering are linear. The hydrostatic and Froude-Krylov forces are evaluated over the instantaneous wetted surface of the hull to account for the large amplitude motions and hull flare. The radiation contribution for wave loads is also obtained in the time domain using convolution to account for the memory effects related to the free surface oscillations. Results of motions and wave loads for the S175 container ship are presented and analyzed. The results from the present method are compared with linear results.

scholarly journals Understanding (coupled) large amplitude motions: the interplay of microwave spectroscopy, spectral modeling, and quantum chemistry

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ha Vinh Lam Nguyen ◽  
Isabelle Kleiner
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Transform ◽  
Quantum Chemistry ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Environmental Chemistry ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Microwave Spectroscopy ◽  
Rotational Spectrum ◽  
Spectral Modeling ◽  
Rotational Spectra ◽  
Large Amplitude Motions

AbstractA large variety of molecules contain large amplitude motions (LAMs), inter alia internal rotation and inversion tunneling, resulting in tunneling splittings in their rotational spectrum. We will present the modern strategy to study LAMs using a combination of molecular jet Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy, spectral modeling, and quantum chemical calculations to characterize such systems by the analysis of their rotational spectra. This interplay is particularly successful in decoding complex spectra revealing LAMs and providing reference data for fundamental physics, astrochemistry, atmospheric/environmental chemistry and analytics, or fundamental researches in physical chemistry. Addressing experimental key aspects, a brief presentation on the two most popular types of state-of-the-art Fourier transform microwave spectrometer technology, i.e., pulsed supersonic jet expansion–based spectrometers employing narrow-band pulse or broad-band chirp excitation, will be given first. Secondly, the use of quantum chemistry as a supporting tool for rotational spectroscopy will be discussed with emphasis on conformational analysis. Several computer codes for fitting rotational spectra exhibiting fine structure arising from LAMs are discussed with their advantages and drawbacks. Furthermore, a number of examples will provide an overview on the wealth of information that can be drawn from the rotational spectra, leading to new insights into the molecular structure and dynamics. The focus will be on the interpretation of potential barriers and how LAMs can act as sensors within molecules to help us understand the molecular behavior in the laboratory and nature.

Optimized Mooring Line Simulation Using a Hybrid Method Time Domain Scheme

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niels Hørbye Christiansen ◽  
Per Erlend Torbergsen Voie ◽  
Jan Høgsberg ◽  
Nils Sødahl
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Method ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Computation Time ◽  
Mooring Line ◽  
Mooring Lines ◽  
Fem Model ◽  
Input Variables ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Short Time

Dynamic analyses of slender marine structures are computationally expensive. Recently it has been shown how a hybrid method which combines FEM models and artificial neural networks (ANN) can be used to reduce the computation time spend on the time domain simulations associated with fatigue analysis of mooring lines by two orders of magnitude. The present study shows how an ANN trained to perform nonlinear dynamic response simulation can be optimized using a method known as optimal brain damage (OBD) and thereby be used to rank the importance of all analysis input. Both the training and the optimization of the ANN are based on one short time domain simulation sequence generated by a FEM model of the structure. This means that it is possible to evaluate the importance of input parameters based on this single simulation only. The method is tested on a numerical model of mooring lines on a floating off-shore installation. It is shown that it is possible to estimate the cost of ignoring one or more input variables in an analysis.

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