• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.86-101
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• 2021

This study examined the effects of buoy shape and Nonlinear Froude-Krylov force (NFK) on a heaving-buoy-type Wave Energy Converter (WEC). Based on the Maclaurin expansion, the theoretical solutions of the NFK were derived for three different buoy shapes; hemispheric buoy, circular vertical cylinder, and truncated conical cylinder. A hydraulic power take-off system was adopted, and the latching control strategy was applied to maximize the extracted power from the WEC. The nonlinear effects of the Froude-Krylov force and restoring force on the heaving point absorber were investigated by comparing the heave Response Amplitude Operator (RAO) and time-averaged power extraction. The results showed that the conventional linear analyses were overestimated by up to 50% under the high amplitude wave condition. The latching control strategy was the most effective when peak wave period of regular or irregular wave was 0.4-0.45 times the heave natural period of the buoy.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.10-16
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• 2019

The aim of this study was to improve the vertical motion performance of floating marina structures and to optimize the shapes of the structures for the Korea coastal environment. The floating body is connected to a plate-shaped submerged body through a connecting line under the water that has a stiff spring that serves to reduce the heave response. This system, which has two degrees of freedom, was modelled to analyze the interaction between the floating body and the submerged body. The vertical motion of the two-body system was compared with the motion of a single body to verify that the system could perform as an optimized model.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.191-198
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• 2015

In this study, we proposed a new type of dual-buoy wave energy converter (WEC) exploiting multi-resonance and analyzed the experimental results from a model test in a 2-D wave flume. A dual-buoy WEC using multi-resonance has two advantages: high efficiency at the resonant frequencies and the potential to extend the frequency range available to extract wave power from the WEC. The suggested WEC was composed of an outer buoy and an inner buoy sliding vertically inside the outer buoy. As the power take-off device, a linear electric generator (LEG) consisting of permanent magnets and coils fixed at each buoy was adopted. Electricity was produced by the relative heave motion between the two buoys. To search for the optimal shape of a dual-buoy WEC, we conducted experiments on the heave motion of a two-body system in regular waves without an LEG installed. Model tests with six combinations of experimental models were conducted in order to find the motion characteristics of a dual-buoy WEC. It was found that model 2, which included a ring-shaped appendage to move the resonant frequency of the outer buoy toward a high value, showed a higher relative heave response amplitude operator (RAO) curve than model 1. In addition, the double-peak shape of the heave RAO curve shown for model 2 indicated the extension of the frequency range for extracting wave power in irregular waves.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.127-136
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• 2018

The motion response of floating structures is of significant concern in marine engineering. Floating structures can be disturbed by waves, winds, and currents that create undesirable motions of the vessel, therefore causing challenges to its operation. For a floating structure, mooring lines are provided in order to maintain its position; these should also produce a restoring force when the vessel is displaced. Therefore, it is important to investigate the tension of mooring lines and the motion responses of a twin barge when moored to guarantee the safety of the barge during its operation. It is essential to precisely identify the characteristics of the motion responses of a moored barge under different loading conditions. In this study, the motion responses of a moored twin barge were measured in regular waves of seven different wave directions. The experiment was performed with regular waves with different wavelengths and wave directions in order to estimate the twin-barge motions and the tension of the mooring line. In addition, the motion components of roll, pitch, and heave are completely free. In contrast, the surge, sway, and yaw components are fixed. In the succeeding step, a time-domain analysis is carried out in order to obtain the responses of the structure when moored. As a result, the Response Amplitude Operator (RAO) motion value was estimated for different wave directions. The results of the experiment show that the motion components of the twin barge have a significant effect on the tension of the mooring lines.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제61권6호
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• pp.785-794
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• 2017

This paper is concerned with the comparative numerical and experimental study on the natural behavior and the motion responses of a 1/75 moored scale model of a 2.5 MW spar-type floating offshore wind turbine subject to 1-D regular wave. Heave, pitch and surge motions and the mooring tensions are investigated and compared by numerical and experimental methods. The upper part of wind turbine which is composed of three rotor blades, hub and nacelle is modeled as a lumped mass and three mooring lines are pre-tensioned by means of linear springs. The numerical simulations are carried out by a coupled FEM-cable dynamics code, while the experiments are performed in a wave tank equipped with the specially-designed vision and data acquisition system. Using the both methods, the natural behavior and the motion responses in RAOs are compared and parametrically investigated to the fairlead position, the spring constant and the location of mass center of platform. It is confirmed, from the comparison, that both methods show a good agreement for all the test cases. And, it is observed that the mooring tension is influenced by all three parameters but the platform motion is dominated by the location of mass center. In addition, from the sensitivity analysis of RAOs, the coupling characteristic of platform motions and the sensitivities to the mooring parameters are investigated.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.909-922
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• 2015

The dynamic response and the mooring line tension of a 1/75 scale model of spar-type platform for 2.5 MW floating offshore wind turbine subject to one-dimensional regular harmonic wave are investigated numerically and verified by experiment. The upper part of wind turbine which is composed of three rotor blades, hub and nacelle is modeled as a lumped mass the scale model and three mooring lines are pre-tensioned by means of linear springs. The coupled fluid-rigid body interaction is numerically simulated by a coupled FEM-cable dynamics code, while the experiment is performed in a wave tank with the specially-designed vision and data acquisition system. The time responses of surge, heave and pitch motions of the scale platform and the mooring line tensions are obtained numerically and the frequency domain-converted RAOs are compared with the experiment.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.585-594
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• 2013

공진형 파동에너지 추출시스템은 권혁민 등(2010)에 의해 최초로 제안되었다. 본 시스템은 계류장치와 직렬발전기 그리고 발전기를 가진하는 부이로 구성되어 있으며 직렬발전기의 운동자는 부이의 수직운동에 의해 내부 진동하는 시스템이다. 하지만, 우리나라와 같이 파랑에너지가 비교적 적은 지역에서는 가진체인 부이의 수직운동 크기를 증폭시킬 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 발전기를 탑재한 부이가 공진할 수 있도록 제원을 조절하고 이의 증폭효과를 실험적으로 확인하였다. 모형부이는 공진주기 1.96 sec에 해당하는 흘수를 확보하도록 제원을 조절하였다. 부이공진 실험은 최대수심 6.0 m, 폭 8 m, 길이 110 m인 대형수조에서 규칙파 및 불규칙파에 대하여 수행되었다. 실험파는 평상파의 파형경사에 해당하는 약 0.01에 상응하도록 파를 선택하였다. 부이의 수직변위 관측시계열 자료는 규칙파의 진폭증폭율과 불규칙파의 스펙트럼 면적비에 대하여 분석하였다. 분석결과, 규칙파실험은 모형 전력생산부이의 공진주기 1.96 sec에서 최대 진폭증폭율 5.66을 얻었으며 불규칙파의 경우는 첨두주기가 1.96 sec보다 약간 짧은 1.85 sec에서 최대 스펙트럼면적비 20.73을 얻었다. 본 실험성과로부터 부이의 공진설계가 전력생산의 증대에 유효하며 우리나라와 같이 비교적 파랑에너지가 적은 지역에서 상업적 전력생산을 위하여 필수불가결함을 알았다.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.13-21
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• 2016

Parametric pitch instability of a Deep Draft Semi-submersible platform (DDS) is investigated in irregular waves. Parametric pitch is a form of parametric instability, which occurs when parameters of a system vary with time and the variation satisfies a certain condition. In previous studies, analyzing of parametric instability is mainly limited to regular waves, whereas the realistic sea conditions are irregular waves. Besides, parametric instability also occurs in irregular waves in some experiments. This study predicts parametric pitch of a Deep Draft Semi-submersible platform in irregular waves. Heave motion of DDS is simulated by wave spectrum and response amplitude operator (RAO). Then Hill equation for DDS pitch motion in irregular waves is derived based on linear-wave theory. By using Bubnov-Galerkin approach to solve Hill equation, the corresponding stability chart is obtained. The differences between regular-waves stability chart and irregular-waves stability chart are compared. Then the sensitivity of wave parameters on DDS parametric pitch in irregular waves is discussed. Based on the discussion, some suggestions for the DDS design are proposed to avoid parametric pitch by choosing appropriate parameters. The results indicate that it's important and necessary to predict DDS parametric pitch in irregular waves during design process.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.75-89
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• 1993

본 논문은 기본적으로 미국 기계학회의 성능시험 코드에 준하여 운동 모형시험에 불확실성 해석을 적용하였다. 총 불확실성은 시험준비 과정, 계기의 검증, 데이타 취득 과정 및 분석과정에서 발생하는 오차요인들과 오차 전파 방정식에 의해 구하여진 민감도와 결합하여 구해진다. 저항추진 시험과 같은 정적시험과 운동시험과 같은 동적시험의 차이들이 불확실성 해석의 모든 과정동안 분명하게 구별되며 또한 비대칭 고정오차항목이 고려되었다. 본 불확실성 해석이 수행된 운동 응답 항목은 무차원화된 주파수의 함수로 나타낸 상하동요와 종동요의 RAO이다. 운동시험에 대한 불확실성 해석은 측정 정도를 향상시키고 오차들을 정량화하는데 유용할 뿐만아니라 여러가지 운동 해석 프로그램에 대한 검증의 기준으로 제시될 수 있다.