Abstract
As the sustainable exploitation of marine resources develops, dual-platform joint operation has caught increasing attention. Dual-platform joint operation requires smaller relative motion between the two sub-platforms, which is normally difficult to be satisfied by the traditional mooring system. Therefore, a new hybrid mooring system is developed and studied in this article. To ensure safety during platform movements, both the number of anchor chains and the relative motion between the two sub-platforms are reduced in the new hybrid mooring system. By performing numerical simulations based on three-dimensional potential flow theory in AQWA and physical experiments, the performances of both the new hybrid and traditional mooring systems under two different wave conditions (i.e., working wave and freak wave conditions) are systematically investigated. Regarding the new hybrid mooring system, the relative stability between the two sub-platforms of the new system is better, and the platforms can restore stability faster when affected by freak waves.
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This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52071161).
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Shen, Zx., Yuan, Zj., Li, Hb. et al. Study on the Characteristics of A New Hybrid Mooring System for Dual-Platform Joint Operations. China Ocean Eng 37, 506–518 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-023-0042-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-023-0042-2