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Hydrodynamic response of a non-ship-shaped FPSO vessel with damping plates

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Experimental and numerical hydrodynamic investigations were carried out on a 1:45 scale model of a novel non-ship-shaped floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel that has been designed for use in the icy waters of the Arctic as well as the severe sea states of the North Sea. This FPSO vessel has a turret mooring system that is disconnectable during emergencies and inclement weather conditions. Experiments were conducted on a 1:45 scale model of the FPSO with damping plates consisting of skirt plates and different sizes of keel plates in order to study their influence on the response of the vessel. A numerical study of the scale model was carried out using the Wave Analysis at Massachusetts Institute of Technology code, and the results provided by it were compared with those obtained from model tests in the wave basin.

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Vijayalakshmi, R., Panneerselvam, R. Hydrodynamic response of a non-ship-shaped FPSO vessel with damping plates. J Mar Sci Technol 17, 187–202 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00773-012-0162-5

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