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Damping characteristics of heave plates attached to spar hull
Nimmy Thankom Philip, ,
Published in
2012
Volume: 1
   
Pages: 249 - 260
Abstract
Damping elements are used in ships and offshore structures as response reduction devices for maintaining the hydrodynamic response within acceptable limits. The use of such elements so far has been based on past experience or using empirical based design approach. An investigation of the wave excitation forces acting on these structures with and without damping elements may give an insight into the damping effects of such elements. Also understanding the flow pattern and the magnitude of flow variation around these elements may be useful to improve the design methods. In the present study, measurement of damping forces and response were carried out to establish the relationship between wave frequency amplitude and damping ratio. It was observed that the damping varies with wave period non-linearly and linearly with wave height. Also it was observed that increase in added mass combined with viscous damping is a key factor for the effectiveness of heave plates in reducing motion response of spar platforms. Of the various configurations tested, the spar with double heave plate at the bottom has higher damping compared to other configurations. Copyright © 2012 by ASME.
About the journal
JournalProceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE
Open AccessNo
Concepts (13)
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    Acceptable limit
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    DAMPING CHARACTERISTICS
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    Design approaches
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    FLOW VARIATIONS
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    Hydrodynamic response
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    MOTION RESPONSE
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    Response reductions
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    WAVE FREQUENCIES
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    ARCTIC ENGINEERING
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    OFFSHORE STRUCTURES
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    Plates (structural components)
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    SPAR PLATFORMS
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    Damping