This paper describes the extension of a fluid-flow simulations method to capture the free surface evolution around a full-scale TLP (Tension Leg Platform). The focus is on the prediction of the resulting hydrodynamic loading on the various elements of the TLP in turbulent flow conditions and, in particular, on quantifying the effects of the free surface distortion on this loading. The basic method uses finite-volume techniques to discretize the differential equations governing conservation of mass and momentum in three dimensions. The time-averaged forms of the equations are used, and the effects of turbulence are accounted for by using a two-equation, eddy-viscosity closure. The method is extended here via the incorporation of surface-tracking algorithm on a moving grid to predict the free-surface shape. The algorithm was checked against experimental measurements from two benchmark flows: the flow over a submerged semi-circular cylinder and the flow around a floating parabolic hull. Predictions of forces on a model TLP were then obtained both with and without allowing for the deformation of the free surface. The results suggest that the free surface effects on the hydrodynamic loads are small for the values of Froude number typically encountered in offshore engineering practice.
Prediction of hydrodynamic loading on a mini TLP with free surface effects
Vorhersage der hydrodynamischen Belatung auf eine sehr kleine, durch Spannseile verankerte, Offshore-Plattform unter Berücksichtigung von Einflüssen freier Oberflächen
Ocean Engineering ; 33 , 2 ; 181-204
2006
24 Seiten, 21 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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