Experimental Study on Effect of Mooring on Motion Response of Rounded-Shape FPSO Model

  • C. L. Siow Department of Aeronautics, Automotive and Ocean Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • J. Koto Department of Aeronautics, Automotive and Ocean Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • H. Yasukawa Department of Transportation and Environmental Systems, Hiroshima University, Japan
  • A. Matsuda National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering (NRIFE), Japan
  • D. Terada National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering (NRIFE), Japan
  • C. Guedes Soares Centrefor Marine Technology and Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
  • A. Incecik Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • M. Pauzi Marine Technology Center, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
  • A. Maimun Marine Technology Center, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.36842/jomase.v19i1.448

Abstract

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.

##Keywords:## Round Shape FPSO; Wave Motion Response; Taut; Catenary; Mooring Systems.
Published
May 20, 2015
How to Cite
SIOW, C. L. et al. Experimental Study on Effect of Mooring on Motion Response of Rounded-Shape FPSO Model. Journal of Ocean, Mechanical and Aerospace -science and engineering-, [S.l.], v. 19, n. 1, p. 1-7, may 2015. ISSN 2527-6085. Available at: <https://www.isomase.org/Journals/index.php/jomase/article/view/448>. Date accessed: 30 may 2026. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.36842/jomase.v19i1.448.
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Vol 19 No 1 (2015): Journal of Ocean, Mechanical and Aerospace -science and engineering- (JOMAse)
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