Title :
Experimental Study on Maneuverability Coefficients for the Navigation Simulation of VLMOS
Author :
Kourogi, Yuto ; Takagi, Ken ; Hotta, Jumpei
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Naval Archit. & Ocean Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita
Abstract :
We carry out resistance test and oblique towing tank test with a 1/100 scale model of VLMOS for improving the navigation simulation. The results show that obtained ship maneuverability coefficients are slightly different compared to the simple estimation which are used in the navigation simulation. In addition, we perform a new navigation simulation of VLMOS in which we consider the seasonal effect to increase the generated power. It is found that deformation of the stochastic distribution obtained from the sailing simulation has a relation with its capacity factor and it is quite reasonable. The result of the fatigue assessment shows that VLMOS seems to have enough fatigue strength for twenty year operation even if its capacity factor exceeds 40%.
Keywords :
fatigue testing; navigation; oceanographic equipment; offshore installations; ships; VLMOS; Very Large Mobile Offshore Structure; capacity factor; fatigue strength; navigation simulation; oblique towing tank test; resistance test; sailing simulation; ship maneuverability coefficients; Counting circuits; Fatigue; Hydrogen; Marine vehicles; Navigation; Power generation; Testing; Wind energy; Wind energy generation; Wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2008 - MTS/IEEE Kobe Techno-Ocean
Conference_Location :
Kobe
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2125-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2126-8
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANSKOBE.2008.4530946
