... Abstract Considering the mooring systems, second-order wave forces and potential nonlinear gap resonance, the intricate relative motions between Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) and Liquified Natural Gas Carrier (LNGC) during the offloading operation of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG...

... of mooring systems is proposed. These mooring systems employ various combinations of mooring lines, including all chains, chain-polyester ropes-chain, and chain-nylon ropes-chain, respectively. Dynamic response analysis of the three mooring systems for the offshore floating photovoltaic platform is conducted...

... in FOWTs is the mooring system, a concern exacerbated in regions with the presence of typhoons, necessitating a more robust and therefore expensive 3 × 3 mooring solution compared to 3 × 1 in areas such as the North Sea. This study tried to propose a 3 × 2 mooring arrangement tailored for FOWTs...

..., and installation (T&I) of floating substructure, station keeping, and the wind turbine installation. tension leg platform semi-submersible horizontal-axis wind turbine tendon system mooring system global performance quayside integration Proceedings of the ASME 2023 5th International Offshore...

... that allows the tension-strain relation of each mooring line segment to vary between two stiffness values, depending on the strain rate. After presenting the formulation of the approaches for modeling synthetic ropes, they are demonstrated on a floating wind turbine mooring system with taut polyester rope...

... in the first instance. A key current industry discussion is focused on the subject of inherent redundancy and safety factors adopted for FOWT mooring systems. It is recognised that the risk profile for FOWT systems is different from that of oil and gas (O&G) installations and that existing O&G design...

... realistic site conditions. floating wind turbine mooring system current drag force seabed slope bathymetry Proceedings of the ASME 2023 5th International Offshore Wind Technical Conference IOWTC2023 December 18-19, 2023, Exeter, United Kingdom IOWTC2023-119447 EFFICIENT MODELING OF FLOATING...

... Abstract Seabed trenches near the anchors reduce anchor bearing capacity, and increase failure risks of the mooring system. However, the adverse influence is not well considered in the anchor design. This paper presents a case study on the anchor design in clay considering the seabed trenches...

... Abstract This paper presents a mooring system design featuring polymer springs for the VolturnUS-S 15-MW reference floating wind turbine in site conditions for the New York Bight at a 50-m water depth. Polymer springs have a nonlinear stress-strain curve that allows a stiffer response at low...

... and assessment. This paper presents the key features and functionalities of the design, an overview of the hull and mooring performance and a preliminary construction and installation plan. floating offshore wind turbine Korean shipyard mooring system global performance construction installation...

... Abstract In China, most of the offshore wind turbine farms are located in the water depth between 30–60 meters. It is a big challenge for positioning mooring system designed for floating wind turbine in such intermediate water. Research work is carried out for mooring system design...

... Abstract A conceptual semi-submersible platform at the water depth of 100 m is proposed to support the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) 10 MW wind turbine and four types of mooring systems are designed to constrain the motions of this newly designed semi-submersible platform. The fully...

... Abstract Mooring systems play an important role in the safety of floating production units and must comply with ultimate, accidental, and fatigue limit states criteria defined by design standards and classification societies. However, in the last few decades, many mooring lines failures have...

...-DEEPCWIND Floating Wind Turbine is taken as case-study. VIM FOWT mooring system design current action multicolumn platforms susceptibility maps mode dominance Proceedings of the ASME 2021 40th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering OMAE2021 June 21-30, 2021...

... Abstract Efficient operation of mooring systems is of paramount importance to reduce floating offshore wind (FOW) energy costs. MooringSense is an R&D project which explores digitization to enable the implementation of more efficient integrity management strategies (IMS) for FOW mooring...

... that in order to avoid the domino effect of the mooring system of aquaculture net cages from currents, the SF of the mooring system design must be at least 2 times. aquaculture net cage mooring system successive failure collision Proceedings of the ASME 2021 40th International Conference on Ocean...

... Abstract Mooring systems are responsible to limit the offsets of oil and gas floating production systems due to environmental actions. Therefore, they are extremely important for the overall safety of the floating unit and of the risers system connected to it. Mooring lines are subjected to pre...

... Abstract This paper presents a parametric design study of the mooring system for a floating offshore wind turbine. We selected the OC4 DeepCwind semisubmersible floating wind turbine as the reference structure. The design water depth was 50 m, which was the transition area between the shallow...

... Abstract The design and manufacturing cost of substructures is a major component of the total expenditure for a floating wind project. Applying optimization techniques to hull shape designs has become an effective way to reduce the life-cycle cost of a floating wind system. The mooring system...

... Abstract The mooring system is a key component connecting a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) to the seabed. Generally, the traditional mooring systems mainly control the horizontal motions of the floating platform. However, due to the existence of blades, tower structure...