Coupled dynamics of tethered buoy systems |
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| Authors: | K Idris JW Leonard SCS Yim |
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| Institution: | ∗Department of Civil Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia;†Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, U.S.A.;‡Ocean Engineering Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | The three-dimensional coupled behavior during the interaction of buoys with their mooring systems is numerically analyzed. A time-domain model was developed to predict the response of a tethered buoy subject to hydrodynamic loadings. External loadings include hydrodynamic forces, tethers tensions, wind loadings and weight. System nonlinearities include large rotational and translational motions, and non-conservative fluid loadings. The mooring problem is formulated as a combined nonlinear initial-value and two-point-boundary-value problem which is directly integrated both in time and space. Buoy equations of motion are derived using small Eulerian angles. Coupling between rotational and translational degrees of freedom is included and coupling between the buoy and cable is effected by adopting the buoy equations of motion as boundary conditions at one end for the mooring problem. Numerical examples are provided to validate the formulation and solution technique; predicted responses of three types of buoy (sphere, spar, and disc) are compared with experimental results. |
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