Abstract
A seakeeping analysis in the frequency domain is presented to predict the motion response of an airlifted
vessel (ALV) in waves. The ALV is supported by pressurised air in two separate cushion chambers;
the pressure variation in the cushions has a significant effect on the motions of the vessel. The adiabatic
gas law is used to couple cushion pressure and the free-surface elevation of water inside the chamber.
Attention is focused on the waves generated by the pressure, and a method is presented to compute the
corresponding free-surface elevation. New numerical schemes are proposed for calculating the threedimensional
free-surface elevation for the four wave numbers. Numerical results of the free-surface
elevation, escape area, escape volume and motion responses of the ALV are provided.
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1512-1520 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Ocean Engineering |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 14-15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2008 |
Keywords
- seakeeping
- frequency domain
- air-lifted vessel
- numerical predictions