Current practice and research directions in hydrodynamics for FLNG-side-by-side offloading

W Zhao, IA Milne, M Efthymiou, HA Wolgamot… - Ocean …, 2018 - Elsevier
The offloading of LNG from a ship-shaped FLNG facility to a carrier in a side-by-side
configuration in the open sea is a new operation in the offshore industry. Its novelty means …

Fluid dynamics analysis of sloshing pressure distribution in storage vessels of different shapes

MA Xue, Y Chen, J Zheng, L Qian, X Yuan - Ocean Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
A series of numerical simulations were performed to investigate the influences of storage
vessels shapes on sloshing dynamics under horizontal excitation by employing the open …

Influence of a vertical baffle on suppressing sway motion response of a tank coupled with sloshing actions in waves

SC Jiang, W Bai, JJ Lan - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work is a direct extension of our previous work in Jiang and Bai (2020) where
the sway motion response of a box section coupled with an internal sloshing flow was …

Nonlinear harmonics of gap fluid resonance with floating body motions

W Zhao, B Molin, Y Wang, HA Wolgamot… - Journal of Fluid …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Resonant response of water waves in a narrow gap, the so-called gap resonance, is a
hydrodynamic phenomenon with practical applications. When coupled to body motions, the …

Liquid sloshing in an upright circular tank under periodic and transient excitations

H Liang, H Santo, Y Shao, YZ Law, ES Chan - Physical Review Fluids, 2020 - APS
In this paper, the liquid sloshing problem in an upright circular tank undergoing an
oscillation in a single degree of freedom is considered. A fully nonlinear time-domain …

[HTML][HTML] Forward prediction of surface wave elevations and motions of offshore floating structures using a data-driven model

J Chen, I Milne, PH Taylor, D Gunawan, W Zhao - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurate predictions of surface waves and subsequent wave-induced vessel motion have
the potential to improve safety and efficiency for a wide range of offshore operations, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Oceanographic wave buoy motion as a 3D-vector field: Spectra, linear components and bound harmonics

Y Ding, PH Taylor, W Zhao, JN Dory, T Hlophe… - Applied Ocean …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study analyses time history data measured by a widely used type of oceanographic
buoy. The motion of the buoy is recorded as a three-component displacement vector with …

Wave-and drag-driven subharmonic responses of a floating wind turbine

J Orszaghova, PH Taylor, HA Wolgamot… - Journal of Fluid …, 2021 - cambridge.org
The nonlinear hydrodynamic responses of a novel spar-type soft-moored floating offshore
wind turbine are investigated via analysis of motion measurements from a wave-basin …

Numerical simulations for internal baffle effect on suppressing sway-sloshing coupled motion response

SC Jiang, A Feng, B Yan - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the internal baffle effect on reducing sway coupled with sloshing
motion response. Various baffle schemes are proposed and the suppressing effect on the …

Harmonic structure of wave loads on a surface piercing column in directionally spread and unidirectional random seas

D Mj, ML McAllister, H Bredmose, TAA Adcock… - Journal of Ocean …, 2023 - Springer
We investigate the harmonic structure of wave-induced loads on vertical cylinders with
dimensions comparable to those used to support offshore wind turbines. Many offshore wind …