This paper discusses the motions response of moored rounded-shape FPSO model due to the wave effect. The research analyzed the possibility of wave motion response of rounded-shape FPSO model affected by different mooring systems. Experiment of a scale FPSO model of 1:112 was conducted in basin tank at the National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering, Japan. In the experiment, the FPSO model was firstly tested by attaching model scale of Catenary mooring lines to rounded-shape FPSO model. Then the experiment was repeated by attaching model scale of Taut mooring lines to the rounded-shape FPSO model. Comparing results obtained using Taut and Catenary mooring lines in regular wave were presented. This research concluded that the mooring systems would not give significant effect to wave frequency motion response of the rounded-shape FPSO.
Department of Aeronautics, Automotive and Ocean Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Ocean and Aerospace Research Institute, Indonesia
Department of Transportation and Environmental Systems, Hiroshima University, Japan
National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering (NRIFE), Japan
Centre for Marine Technology and Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Marine Technology Center, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Two grids with different internal mesh structure have been used to predict the incompressible free surface flow around the Wigley hull form at Fr = 0.2 and 0.267. The finite volume RANSE code Ansys CFX, which using the two-phase Eulerian-Eulerian fluid approach has been used to perform the different numerical simulations. The Shear Stress Transport (SST) turbulence models have been used in the RANSE code. Ansys Meshing and ICEM CFD grid generators have been used to generate the two unstructured tetrahedral grids for this study. The results compare well with the available experimental data for the hull resistance at the two speeds. In addition, wave patterns, pressure contours and the time required for the numerical simulations of the grids have been compared in this study.
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia, Malaysia
Marine Technology Center, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia, Malaysia
Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport, Abu Qir, Alexandria, Egypt
The conventional fiberglass boatbuilding is still widely practiced in Malaysia compared to the modern fiberglass boatbuilding. Every fiberglass boat builder has different methods or processes for the construction of fiberglass boats. The production process and procedure of conventional fiberglass boatbuilding is far from the influence of advance technology. This study presents the production process for modern fiberglass boatbuilding in Malaysia which uses Resin Infusion Method as the latest method in composite technology and applied on Fiberglass Fast Interceptor Boat. The study was conducted in UES International Sdn Bhd in Malacca, Malaysia.
Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Marine Engineering Technology, Lumut, Perak, Malaysia
Department of Aeronautics, Automotive and Ocean Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
