张紧式系泊系统刚度特性及对spar平台运动影响的分析-analysis of stiffness characteristics of tension mooring system and its influence on spar platform motion.docxVIP

ABSTRACT Deepwater Truss Spar platforms have bee widely used in recent years due to their exellent motion performances. Since the platforms always work in deep water, taut mooring systems are considered a better way to locate them. Studying on the nonlinear restoration forces of mooring system, and the natural perfomances as well as the responses of spar platforms coupling with mooring lines, all these are of great importance in designing the platforems. The natural characteristics and motion response charecteristics were invesgated in six directions for deepwater Truss Spar platform with three points mooring and nine polyester cables in the regular wave. An empirical equation was carried out to simulate the static stiffness of one single polyester rope which varies due to the strain of the rope, and considering of its material nonlinearity as well as its geometric nonlinearity, its equivalent restoration force changing with offsets can be calculated with the newly derived equations of equilibrium. Then, the restoration force-offset relations of mooring system consisting of 9 mooring lines can be calculated, futhermore, the sensitivity tests of influent factors on restoration stiffness were carried out. Considering coupling between a spar and its mooring lines by using quasi static analysis, the coupled equations for surge, sway, heave, roll, pitch and yaw motions were established. Natural properties can be figured by mathematical methods, and the effects of mooring system on spar can be seen. Meanwhile, a hydrodynamic model was built in SESAM to compute the wave loads on the spar in regular waves, and then the dynamic responses of the platform can be examined when the circular wave frequency is close to the natural frequency of the spar. It shows that the restoration force of mooring system is linear when small motions appear, but seems to become non-linear with larger displacement. The natural frequencies of the spar platform could change under different mooring