简介:Theextendingofacantileverandtransversemovingofadrillingfloorenablethejack-uptooperateinseveralwellpositionsaftertheJack-uphaspitched.Thecantileverallowableloadnephogramisthecriticalreferencewhichcanevaluatethejack-up’sdrillingability,designthecantileverstructureandinstructajack-upmanagertomaketheoperationssafe.Theintentofthispaperistoexploretheinterrelationshipsbetweenthecantileverposition,drillingfloorandtheloadsincludingwindforce,thestandset-backweightetc.,throughanalyzingthestructureandloadcharacteristicsofthex-typecantileverandthesimplifiedmechanicsmodelwiththerestrictionofthemaximummomentcapacityofthecantileversinglesidebeam.Referringtoseveraltypicalpositiondesignsloadvalues,thecantileverallowableloadnephogramisobtainedbyusingthesuitableinterpolationmethod.Thepapergivesamethodforcantileverallowableloaddesign,whichisprovedreliableandeffectivebythecalculationexample.
简介:Strongrestrictionsonemissionsfrommarinepowerplants(particularlySOx,NOx)willprobablybeadoptedinthenearfuture.Inthispaper,acombinedsolidoxidefuelcell(SOFC)andsteamturbinefuelledbynaturalgasisproposedasanattractiveoptiontolimittheenvironmentalimpactofthemarinesector.TheanalyzedvariantofthecombinedcycleincludesaSOFCoperatedwithnaturalgasfuelandasteamturbinewithasingle-pressurewasteheatboiler.ThecalculationswereperformedfortwotypesoftubularandplanarSOFCs,eachwithanoutputpowerof18MW.Thispaperincludesadetailedenergyanalysisofthecombinedsystem.Massandenergybalancesareperformednotonlyforthewholeplantbutalsoforeachcomponentinordertoevaluatethethermalefficiencyofthecombinedcycle.Inaddition,theeffectsofusingnaturalgasasafuelonthefuelcellvoltageandperformanceareinvestigated.Ithasbeenfoundthatahighoverallefficiencyapproaching60%maybeachievedwithanoptimumconfigurationusingtheSOFCsystem.Thehybridsystemwouldalsoreduceemissions,fuelconsumption,andimprovethetotalsystemefficiency.