Joint International Research Center -Offshore Engineering-

Rounded-Shape FPSO

Experiment of Rounded-Shape FPSO

General information of the experiment is shown below :

1. Marine Dynamic Basin Tank information.
   


2. Rounded-Shape FPSO in experimental set up.
   


3. Rounded-Shape FPSO installed with chain-wire rope.
   


4. Rounded-Shape FPSO with chain-wire rope in regular wave in model scale as follows:
   0.7 sec ~ 2.5 sec of periods,
   40 mm of wave height
   0.76 meter ~ 9.75 meter of wave length.
   


5. Rounded-Shape FPSO with chain-wire rope in irregular short crested wave in model scale as follows:
   sea state 6 (0.902 sec of Tz and 54.5 milli meter of H1/3)
   sea state 7 (1.104 sec of Tz and 81.8 milli meter of H1/3).
   


6. Rounded-Shape FPSO with chain-wire rope in irregular long crested wave in model scale as follows:
   sea state 6 (0.902 sec of Tz and 54.5 milli meter of H1/3)
   sea state 7 (1.104 sec of Tz and 81.8 milli meter of H1/3).
   


7. Side by side arrangement of Rounded-Shape FPSO with chain-wire rope and Shuttle Tanker in 0 deg heading wave model scale as follows:
   0.7 sec ~ 2.5 sec of periods,
   40 mm of wave height
   0.76 meter ~ 9.75 meter of wave length.
   


8. Side by side arrangement of Rounded-Shape FPSO with chain-wire rope and Shuttle Tanker in 45 deg heading wave model scale as follows:
   0.7 sec ~ 2.5 sec of periods,
   40 mm of wave height
   0.76 meter ~ 9.75 meter of wave length.
   


9. Tandem arrangement of Rounded-Shape FPSO with chain-wire rope and Shuttle Tanker in regular wave in model scale as follows:
   0.7 sec ~ 2.5 sec of periods,
   40 mm of wave height
   0.76 meter ~ 9.75 meter of wave length.
   


10. Tandem arrangement of Rounded-Shape FPSO with chain-wire rope and Shuttle Tanker in irregular short crested wave in model scale as follows:
    sea state 6 (0.902 sec of Tz and 54.5 milli meter of H1/3).
    


11. Tandem arrangement of Rounded-Shape FPSO with chain-wire rope and Shuttle Tanker in irregular long crested wave in model scale as follows:
    sea state 6 (0.902 sec of Tz and 54.5 milli meter of H1/3).
    


12. Rounded-Shape FPSO installed with fully wire rope.
    


13. Rounded-Shape FPSO with fully wire rope in regular wave in model scale as follows:
    0.7 sec ~ 2.5 sec of periods,
    40 mm of wave height
    0.76 meter ~ 9.75 meter of wave length.
    


14. Rounded-Shape FPSO with fully wire rope in irregular short crested wave in model scale as follows:
    sea state 6 (0.902 sec of Tz and 54.5 milli meter of H1/3)
    sea state 7 (1.104 sec of Tz and 81.8 milli meter of H1/3).
    


15. Rounded-Shape FPSO with fully wire rope in irregular long crested wave in model scale as follows:
    sea state 6 (0.902 sec of Tz and 54.5 milli meter of H1/3)
    sea state 7 (1.104 sec of Tz and 81.8 milli meter of H1/3).