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Semi-Submersible Heave Response Study Using Diffraction Potential Theory with Viscous Damping Correction Sow, C.L; Koto, Jaswar; Abyn, Hassan
Journal of Ocean, Mechanical and Aerospace -science and engineering- Vol 5 No 1 (2014): Journal of Ocean, Mechanical and Aerospace -science and engineering- (JOMAse)
Publisher : International Society of Ocean, Mechanical and Aerospace -scientists and engineers- (ISOMAse)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36842/jomase.v5i1.512

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This paper discusses the numerical prediction of the semi-submersible’s heave motion. In the previous study, it is observed that the heave motion response predicted by diffraction potential theory is over-estimated in the region where the heave motion is dominated by damping. In this research, viscous damping is included in the calculation to increase the heave damping magnitude in motion equation. The wave force and added mass of semi-submersible is predicted by diffraction potential theory, only the total damping is corrected by sum-up the linear damping from diffraction potential theory with the proposed viscous damping. The heave motion response obtained from the proposed numerical method also compared to the data from the experiment. From the comparison, it can conclude that involved of viscous damping in the calculation will corrected a part of heave motion response tendency and reduce the large over-predicted error of heave motion response at the damping dominate.
Linearized Morison Drag for Improvement Heave Response of Semi-Submersible by Diffraction Potential Siow, C.L.; Koto, Jaswar; Abyn, Hassan; Khairuddin, N. M.
Journal of Ocean, Mechanical and Aerospace -science and engineering- Vol 6 No 1 (2014): Journal of Ocean, Mechanical and Aerospace -science and engineering- (JOMAse)
Publisher : International Society of Ocean, Mechanical and Aerospace -scientists and engineers- (ISOMAse)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36842/jomase.v6i1.499

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This research is targeted to improve the semi-submersible heave response prediction by using diffraction potential theory by involving drag effect in the calculation. The comparison to the experimental result was observed that heave motion tendency predicted by the diffraction potential theory is no agreed with motion experimental result when the heave motion is dominated by damping. In this research, the viscous damping and drag force for heave motion is calculated from the drag term of Morison equation. The nonlinear drag term in Morison equation is linearized by Fourier series linearization method and then inserted into the motion equation to correct the inadequate of diffraction potential theory. The proposed numerical method is also applied to simulate the semi-submersible motion response to obtain the heave motion tendency predicted by this numerical method. In comparison to the experimental result which tested at the same wave condition obtained that the diffraction potential theory with the Morison drag term correcting is able to provide satisfying heave response result especially in damping dominated region.