Wave Radiation by a Floating Body in Water of Finite Depth Using an Exact DtN Boundary Condition

The present paper focuses on the wave radiation by an oscillating body with six degrees of freedom by using the DtN artifi-cial boundary condition.The artificial boundary is usually selected as a circle or spherical surface to solve various types of fields,such as sound waves or electromagnetic waves,provided that the considered domain is infinite or unbounded in all directions.However,the substantial wave motion is considered in water of finite depth,that is,the fluid domain is bounded vertically but unbounded horizon-tally.Thus,the DtN boundary condition is given on an artificial cylindrical surface,which divides the water domain into an interior and exterior region.The boundary integral equation is adopted to implement the present model.In the case of a floating cylinder,the results of hydrodynamic coefficients of a chamfer box are discussed.

Wave Radiation and Diffraction by A Two-Dimensional Floating Body with An Opening Near A Side Wall

The radiation and diffraction problem of a two-dimensional rectangular body with an opening floating on a semi- infinite fluid domain of finite water depth is analysed based on the linearized velocity potential theory through an analytical solution procedure. The expressions for potentials are obtained by the method of variation separation, in which the unknown coefficients are determined by the boundary condition and matching requirement on the interface. The effects of the position of the hole and the gap between the body and side wall on hydrodynamic characteristics are investigated. Some resonance is observed like piston motion in a moon pool and sloshing in a closed tank because of the existence of restricted fluid domains.

Side Wall Effects on the Hydrodynamics of a Floating Body by ImageGreen Function Based on TEBEM

A novel numerical model based on the image Green function and first-order Taylor expansion boundary element method(TEBEM), which can improve the accuracy of the hydrodynamic simulation for the non-smooth body, was developed to calculate the side wall effects on first-order motion responses and second-order drift loads upon offshore structures in the wave tank. This model was confirmed by comparing it to the results from experiments on hydrodynamic coefficients, namely the first-order motion response and second-order drift load upon a hemisphere, prolate spheroid, and box-shaped barge in the wave tank. Then,the hydrodynamics of the KVLCC2 model were also calculated in two wave tanks with different widths. It was concluded that this model can predict the hydrodynamics for offshore structures effectively, and the side wall has a significant impact on the firstorder quantities and second-order drift loads, which satisfied the resonant rule.

Experimental Study of Nonlinear Behaviors of A Free-Floating Body in Waves

Nonlinear behaviors of a free-floating body in waves were experimentally investigated in the present study. The experiments were carried out for 6 different wave heights and 6 different wave periods to cover a relatively wide range of wave nonlinearities. A charge-coupled device （CCD） camera was used to capture the real-time motion of the floating body. The measurement data show that the sway, heave and roll motions of the floating body are all harmonic oscillations while the equilibrium position of the sway motion drifts in the wave direction. The drift speed is proportional to wave steepness when the size of the floating body is comparable to the wavelength, while it is proportional to the square of wave steepness when the floating body is relatively small. In addition, the drift motion leads to a slightly longer oscillation period of the floating body than the wave period of nonlinear wave and the discrepancy increases with the increment of wave steepness.

Mechanism of floating body effect mitigation via cutting off source injection in a fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator technology

In this paper, the effect of floating body effect （FBE） on a single event transient generation mechanism in fully depleted （FD） silicon-on-insulator （SOI） technology is investigated using three-dimensional technology computer-aided design （3D- TCAD） numerical simulation. The results indicate that the main SET generation mechanism is not carder drift/diffusion but floating body effect （FBE） whether for positive or negative channel metal oxide semiconductor （PMOS or NMOS）. Two stacking layout designs mitigating FBE are investigated as well, and the results indicate that the in-line stacking （IS） layout can mitigate FBE completely and is area penalty saving compared with the conventional stacking layout.

New Method for Predicting the Motion Responses of A Flexible Joint Multi-Body Floating System to Irregular Waves

A new hybrid method of frequency domain and time domain is developed in this paper to predict the motion responses of a flexibly joint multi-body floating system to irregular waves. The main idea of the method is that the three-dimensional frequency method is used to obtain the hydrodynamic coefficients and the response equations are solved in time domain step by step. All the forces can be obtained at the same time. The motions and nonlinear mooring forces of a box type six-body floating system are predicted. A comparison of the theoretical method-based Solutions with experimental results has shown good agreement.

Nonlinear Time-Domain Theory for the Simulation of Moored Floating Body Motion

Nonlinear wave loads can induce low-frequency and high-frequency resonance motions of a moored platform in deep water. For the analysis of the nonlinear response of an offshore platform under the action of irregular waves, the most widely used method in practice is the Cummins method, in which the second-order exciting forces in the time domain are computed by a two-term Volterra series model based on incident waves, first-order body motion response, and quadratic transfer functions(QTFs). QTFs are bichromatic waves acting on a body and are computed in the frequency domain in advance. For moving bodies, QTFs are related to the first-order body response, which is to be determined in the simulation process of body motion response but is unknown in the computation procedure of QTFs. In solving this problem, Teng and Cong(2017) proposed a method to divide the QTFs into different components,which are unrelated to the body response. With the application of the new QTF components, a modified Cummins method can be developed for the simulation of the nonlinear response of a moored floating platform. This paper presents a review of the theory.

THE SUDDEN STARTING OF A FLOATING BODY IN DEEP WATER

This paper applies Lagrangian method to discuss the sudden starting of a floating hotly in deep water and the analytical'solutions are obtained. It is known from the numerical results that the disturbing domain extends and the dynamic pressure also increases when the breadth of the floating body keeps constant and its depth increases.

Mathematical Modelling of Response Amplitude Operator for Roll Motion of a Floating Body：Analysis in Frequency Domain with Numerical Validation

这份报纸在小振幅的影响下面为漂浮的身体的解开的转动运动用基于频率的分析调查反应振幅操作员(RAO ) 或转移功能的数学建模常规波浪。水动力学系数被在漂浮的身体的长度上集成用长带理论明确的表达计算。就有频率的正弦曲线波浪而言(在 0.3 rad/s 和 1.2 rad/s 之间变化的蠅) 为零前面的速度对横梁起作用到漂浮的身体，在频率领域的 RAO 的分析表情被获得。使用正规化过程和频率基于分析，组基于的分类被获得，因此管理方程为每个案例被提出。在使用第四个顺序 Runge-Kutta 方法以后，数字答案被获得，水动力学系数的相对重要性被分析。为了说明转动振幅效果，数字实验在正弦曲线的行动下面为一艘 Panamax 容器轮船被执行了有固定波浪高度的波浪。在 RAO 上的粘滞的抑制的效果被评估，模型用集中，一致性和稳定性分析被验证。这条建模途径能对为自由并且到的更高的度的模型漂浮身体动力学有用验证结果。

A novel planar vertical double-diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor with inhomogeneous floating islands

A novel planar vertical double-diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor （VDMOS） structure with an ultra-low specific on-resistance （Ron,sp）, whose distinctive feature is the use of inhomogeneous floating p-islands in the n-drift region, is proposed. The theoretical limit of its Ron,sp is deduced, the influence of structure parameters on the breakdown voltage （BV） and Ron,sp are investigated, and the optimized results with BV of 83 V and Ron,sp of 54 mΩ.mm2 are obtained. Simulations show that the inhomogeneous-floating-islands metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor （MOSFET） has a superior ＂Ron,sp/BV＂ trade-off to the conventional VDMOS （a 38% reduction of Ron,sp with the same BV） and the homogeneous-floating-islands MOSFET （a 10% reduction of Ron,sp with the same BV）. The inhomogeneous-floatingislands MOSFET also has a much better body-diode characteristic than the superjunction MOSFET. Its reverse recovery peak current, reverse recovery time and reverse recovery charge are about 50, 80 and 40% of those of the superjunction MOSFET, respectively.

Coupled Aerodynamic and Hydrodynamic Analysis of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Using CFD Method

To simulate floating offshore wind turbine(FOWT)in coupled wind-wave domain via CFD method,the NREL 5MW wind turbine supported by the OC3-Hywind Spar platform is modeled in the STAR-CCM+ software.Based on the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS)equations and re-normalisation group(RNG)k-εturbulence model,the rotor aerodynamic simulation for wind turbine is conducted.Numerical results agree well with the NREL data.Taking advantage with the volume of fluid(VOF)method and dynamic fluid body interaction(DFBI)technology,the dynamic responses of the floating system with mooring lines are simulated under the coupled wind-wave sea condition.The free-decay tests for rigid-body degrees of freedom(DOFs)in still water and hydrodynamic tests in a regular wave are performed to validate the numerical model by comparing its result with the results simulated by FAST.Finally,the simulations of the overall FOWT system in the coupled wind-wave flow field are carried out.The relationship between the power output and dynamic motion responses of the platform is investigated.The numerical results show that the dynamic response of wind turbine performance and platform motions all vary in the same frequency as the inlet wave.During platform motion,the power output of wind turbine is more sensitive than the thrust force.This study may provide some reference for further research in the coupled aero-hydro simulation of FOWT.

Time-domain simulation for water wave radiation by floating structures (Part A)

Direct time-domain simulation of floating structures has advantages:it can calculate wave pressure fields and forces directly; and it is useful for coupled analysis of floating structures with a mooring system. A time-domain boundary integral equation method is presented to simulate three-dimensional water wave radiation problems. A stable form of the integration free-surface boundary condition (IFBC) is used to update velocity potentials on the free surface. A multi-transmitting formula (MTF) method with an artificial speed is introduced to the artificial radiation boundary (ARB). The method was applied to simulate a semi-spherical liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier and a semi-submersible undergoing specified harmonic motion. Numerical parameters such as the form of the ARB, and the time and space discretization related to this method are discussed. It was found that a good agreement can be obtained when artificial speed is between 0.6 and 1.6 times the phase velocity of water waves in the MTF method. A simulation can be done for a long period of time by this method without problems of instability, and the method is also accurate and computationally efficient.

Damage Identification of A TLP Floating Wind Turbine by Meta-Heuristic Algorithms

Damage identification of the offshore floating wind turbine by vibration/dynamic signals is one of the important and new research fields in the Structural Health Monitoring（SHM）. In this paper a new damage identification method is proposed based on meta-heuristic algorithms using the dynamic response of the TLP（Tension-Leg Platform） floating wind turbine structure. The Genetic Algorithms（GA）, Artificial Immune System（AIS）, Particle Swarm Optimization（PSO）, and Artificial Bee Colony（ABC） are chosen for minimizing the object function, defined properly for damage identification purpose. In addition to studying the capability of mentioned algorithms in correctly identifying the damage, the effect of the response type on the results of identification is studied. Also, the results of proposed damage identification are investigated with considering possible uncertainties of the structure. Finally, for evaluating the proposed method in real condition, a 1/100 scaled experimental setup of TLP Floating Wind Turbine（TLPFWT） is provided in a laboratory scale and the proposed damage identification method is applied to the scaled turbine.

A Literature Review of Wave-Induced Heave Motion of Floating Structures

This paper provides comprehensive review on heave motion of rigid floating structure due to wave impacts.To specify and explain the structure response,this review firstly provides a brief introduction on ocean sea wave theory,floating structure motion interpretation.Then the floating body motion in regular waves was demonstrated using a superposition method of the oscillated motion in still water and the restrained motion in waves.Meanwhile,added mass and damping coefficient,these two frequency-dependent terms are brought into discussion to generate the motion response with given wave amplitude,which is known for response amplitude operator(RAO).Based on the study in regular waves,RAO of floating structure in irregular waves is introduced while no longer in time domain but in frequency domain.The whole review covers the literatures from the early 1980s up to nowadays,based on the review,it is recommended that more experimental work regarding to frequency characteristic and relative response of larger floating body should be carried out to improve the accuracy of this method.

Numerical Analysis on Motion of Multi-column Tension-Leg-Type Floating Wind Turbine Basement

The offshore wind energy presents a good solution for the green energy demand.The floating offshore wind turbine(FOWT)is one of the most potential choices of the basement construction for offshore wind turbines in deep water.Hydrodynamic performance of multi-column tension-leg-type floating wind turbine is investigated numerically,particularly at its motion responses.Based on the Navier-Stokes equations and the volume of fluid method,a numerical wave tank(NWT)is established to simulate the floating structure system.The analytical relaxation method is adopted to generate regular waves.Dynamic mesh method is used to calculate the motion of the floating body.Hydrostatic decay of motion and hydrodynamic forces in the regular wave are provided.The computation results agree with the experimental data available.Numerical results show that the wave force on the lower pontoon of the system is the greatest while that on the center column is the smallest.Detailed information about the changes of the wave forces on different elements of the floating system is discussed.

风浪联合作用下分布式调谐质量阻尼器对海上半潜漂浮式风机的减振控制

海上半潜漂浮式风机在复杂深海环境下产生有害振动会威胁风机的安全性和耐久性,针对该问题并结合美国NREL的5 MW样机的漂浮平台几何结构构造,提出利用分布式调谐质量阻尼器(Tuned Mass Dampers,TMDs),即分别在漂浮平台的3根浮筒中布置TMD,形成等边三角形布置,对随机风浪联合作用下海上半潜漂浮式风机的平台纵摇振动进行控制。为了更好地描述分布式TMDs对海上半潜漂浮式风机的减振效果,基于拉格朗日方程和模态叠加法,对海上半潜漂浮式风机-TMDs耦合系统提出并建立了9自由度多体动力学模型。基于H_(∞)算法,即以平台纵摇频响函数的峰值为优化目标,对分布式TMDs的参数进行优化设计,优化设计中考虑了3个TMDs之间的耦合关系。对风机-TMDs耦合系统开展了风浪联合作用下的数值模拟,分析了分布式TMDs对平台纵摇响应的减振效果。结果表明:最优设计下的分布式TMDs对海上半潜漂浮式风机平台纵摇振动具有良好的减振性能;在三种不同工况的随机风浪荷载作用下,分布式TMDs对平台纵摇固有频率附近的功率谱密度曲线峰值减振率和标准差减振率能分别达到39%和52%以上。

不同入射波对自由浮体结构运动特性的影响

基于DualSPHyscis开源程序,对波浪数值水池以及波浪与不同形状自由浮体结构相互作用进行了模拟,通过对造波板施加预定义函数来实现Stokes二阶规则波的产生,同时在下游边界附近处设置黏性消波区来实现消波功能.首先,验证了该方法能正确求解波浪与浮体结构的相互作用,文中还与有关的试验结果作了比较,发现效果基本一致.然后对波浪与自由浮体结构相互作用问题进行了模拟,考虑不同入射波波高、波周期与形状参数(A/B的范围为1.0~5.0),探究自由浮体结构所受波浪力的变化特性与自由度响应特性,并分析不同波参数对结构受力与自由度响应特性的影响,同时与单圆柱体浮体工况进行对比分析.另外,引入浮体周围流场分布特性、质心运动轨迹以及速度矢量分布特性,进而进一步阐述浮体受力特性与自由度响应特性.随形状参数增大、浮体结构所受最大波浪力会逐渐减小.随入射波波高增大,波能增大,浮体所具有的能量越大.

海上浮式风机多体系统耦合动力模型研究

海上浮式风机是近年来随着海上风电的快速发展,为了捕获深海更丰富、更持久的风能而提出的一种风力发电装置,已成为当今风能开发的主要方向。作为一种多体系统,由于海上浮式风机结构特殊,加上环境复杂,对其进行准确的计算和分析尤为重要。本文对海上浮式风机的耦合动力模型进行了研究,建立了复杂工况下Spar型海上浮式风机改进的14-DOF耦合动力模型,包括气动力模块、水动力模块和结构分析模块等,用于扩展其适用范围和准确计算风机的动力响应,并通过数值仿真对所建模型进行了分析和验证。主要的改进有:不对平台和塔架的转动角度作小量近似,扩展其适用范围;考虑角速度和欧拉角速度的换算关系,不作等化处理。此外,所建模型考虑风机叶片扭转角对叶片变形的影响,得到了较为准确的叶片面内外响应。同时采用线性势流理论对水动力进行计算,较之Morison方程适用性更广。仿真分析表明,本文所建模型可以更准确地计算海上浮式风机系统的动力响应,且具有更广的适用范围。