Interaction of Waves and a Porous Tension Leg Platform
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 128, Issue 2
Abstract
The coupling problem of linear waves with a porous tension leg platform (TLP) has been solved analytically in this paper. The permeable floating body is considered to be anisotropic and homogeneous. It is anchored on the sea floor by linearly elastic tension legs. The nonlinear form drag in the porous media is replaced by a linear drag according to Lorentz’s hypothesis of equivalent work. The range of each mode of eigenvalues of the series solutions, even in porous media, has been given explicitly. The convergence of the series solution has also been verified. The corresponding flow field and the surge motion of the TLP have been studied by varying wave and structure properties.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 128 • Issue 2 • March 2002
Pages: 88 - 95
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Copyright © 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Apr 9, 2001
Accepted: Sep 27, 2001
Published online: Mar 1, 2002
Published in print: Mar 2002
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