《A Finite Element Cable Model and Its Applications Based on the Cubic Spline Curve》.pdfVIP

China Ocean Eng., Vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 683– 692 © 2013 Chinese Ocean Engineering Society DOI 10.1007/s13344-013-0057-1, ISSN 0890-5487 A Finite Element Cable Model and Its Applications Based on the * Cubic Spline Curve 1 FANG Zi-fan (方子帆) , HE Qing-song (贺青松), XIANG Bing-fei ( 向兵飞), XIAO Hua-pan ( 肖化攀), HE Kong-de (何孔德) and DU Yi-xian (杜义贤) College of Mechanical Material Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China (Received 19 March 2012; received revised form 8 October 2012; accepted 6 December 2012) ABSTRACT For accurate prediction of the deformation of cable in the towed system, a new finite element model is presented that provides a representation of both the bending and torsional effects. In this paper, the cubic spline interpolation function is applied as the trial solution. By using a weighted residual approach, the discretized motion equations for the new finite element model are developed. The model is calculated with the computation program complier by Matlab. Several numerical examples are presented to illustrate the numerical schemes. The results of numerical simulation are stable and valid, and consistent with the mechanical properties of the cable. The model can be applied to kinematics analysis and the design of ocean cable, such as mooring lines, towing, and ROV umbilical cables. Key words: tension stiffness; bending stiffness; torsion stiffness; cubic spline curve; Galerkin criterion; finite element model 1. Introducti