A numerical analysis of the response and air gap demand for semi-submersibles

• Main Authors: Kurniawan, Adi, Huang, Zhenhua, Li, Jing, Liu, Chunrong, Wang, Xikun, Hao, Zhiyong, Tan, Soon Keat, Nah, Edwin
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Geography::Oceanography
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99836; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10533
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper examines the effects of viscous damping on the prediction of air gap demand for semi-submersibles. This is illustrated by a case study of a typical six-column, double pontoon semi-submersible in irregular waves. Linear responses of the platform and free-surface elevations at selected loca...