Dynamics of the FKT system with different mooring lines

• Autorzy: Wu J.-T. , Chen J.-H. , Hsin C.-Y. , Chiu F.-C.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

To harness the endless hydrokinetic energy of the Kuroshio current, the joint research team of the National Taiwan University and the National Taiwan Ocean University has developed a floating Kuroshio turbine (FKT) system in Taiwan. In normal operation, the system floats at a certain small depth from the ocean surface to reduce the wave effects and take advantage of faster current speeds. In the present study, the effect of the mooring line on the system dynamics is investigated computationally. Two different auxiliary mooring line designs and, for each design, three different common mooring lines (polyester ropes of neutral buoyancy, iron chains, and 6×19 wires ropes with wire core) are examined. The study makes use of several commercial and in-house packages, integrated to find various coefficients. It is found that the mooring line, the auxiliary mooring line design, and the gravity centre can have a significant effect on system fluctuations in normal operation if the combination of these factors is not properly matched

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Maritime Research
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: 26
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.20-29,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Wu J.-T.

• National Taiwan Ocean University, 2 Pei-ning Road, 20224 Keelung, Taiwan

autor

Chen J.-H.

• National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan

autor

Hsin C.-Y.

• National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan

autor

Chiu F.-C.

• National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

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DOI

10.2478/pomr-2019-0003