Coupled BEM/hp-FEM Modelling of Moored Floaters
Book chapter, 2019

A coupling between a dynamic mooring solver based on high-order finite element techniques (MooDy) and a radiation-diffraction based hydrodynamic solver (WEC-Sim) is presented. The high-order scheme gives fast convergence resulting in high-resolution simulations at a lower computational cost. The model is compared against a lumped mass mooring code (MoorDyn) that has an existing coupling to WEC-Sim. The two models are compared for a standard test case and the results are similar, giving confidence in the new WEC-Sim-MooDy coupling. Finally, the coupled model is validated using experimental data of a spread moored cylinder with good agreement.

radiation-diffraction method

finite-element method

coupled analysis

mooring dynamics

high-order method

Author

Guilherme Moura Paredes

Aalborg University

Claes Eskilsson

Aalborg University

Johannes Palm

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Marine Technology

Jens Peter Kofoed

Aalborg University

Lars Bergdahl

Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Marine Technology

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

23662557 (ISSN) 23662565 (eISSN)

Vol. 18 504-510

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Subject Categories

Applied Mechanics

Areas of Advance

Energy

Roots

Basic sciences

DOI

10.1007/978-981-13-2306-5_71

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7/12/2024