简介：Stronghydrodynamicinteractionsduringtheside-by-sideoffloadingoperationbetweenfloatingliquefiednaturalgas(FLNG)andliquefiednaturalgascarrier(LNGC)caninducehighrisksofcollision.Theweathervaneeffectofasingle-pointmooringsystemnormallyresultsinthesatisfactoryhydrodynamicperformanceoftheside-by-sideconfigurationinheadseas.Nevertheless,thechangesinwavedirectionsinrealseaconditionscansignificantlyinfluencetherelativemotions.Thisarticlestudiestherelativemotionsoftheside-by-sidesystembyusingthetheoreticalanalysismethodandthenumericalcalculationmethod.Basedonthethree-dimensionalpotentialtheorymodifiedbyartificialdamping-lidmethod,thefrequency-domainhydrodynamiccoefficientscanbeimprovedtocalculatetheretardationfunctionsforthemulti-bodyproblem.Anin-housecodeisthendevelopedtoperformthetime-domainsimulationoftwovessels,throughwhichtherelativemotionsaresubsequentlyobtained.Arangeofobliquewavesarechosenfortheextensivecalculationofrelativemotionsbetweenthetwovessels,whicharefurtheranalyzedintermsofthephaseshiftofmotionresponsesinducedbyspecificresonantwavepatterns.Investigationresultsshowthatwavedirectionshaveasignificantinfluenceontherelativesway,roll,andyawmotions.Underthecircumstancethattheabsolutephaseshiftbetweentherollmotionsoftwovesselsapproaches180°,strongerrelativemotionsareinducedwhenLNGCisontheweatherside.Moreover,thegapwaterresonancesathighfrequenciestendtocausethedangerousopposedoscillationoftwovesselsintheswayandyawmodes,whereasFLNGreducesthegapwaterresonancesandrelativemotionswhenlocatedontheweatherside.

简介：Theprogressofeconomicglobalization,therapidgrowthofinternationaltrade,andthemaritimetransportationhasplayedanincreasinglysignificantroleintheinternationalsupplychain.Asaresult,worldwideseaportshavesufferedfromacentralproblem,whichappearsintheformofmassiveamountsoffuelconsumedandexhaustgasfumesemittedfromtheshipswhileberthed.Manyportshavetakenthenecessaryprecautionstoovercomethisproblem,whileothersstillsufferduetothepresenceoftechnicalandfinancialconstraints.Inthispaper,thebarriers,interconnectionstandards,rules,regulations,powersources,andeconomicandenvironmentalanalysisrelatedtoships,shore-sidepowerwerestudiedineffortstofindasolutiontoovercomehisproblem.Asacasestudy,thispaperinvestigatesthepracticability,costsandbenefitsofswitchingfromonboardshipauxiliaryenginestoshore-sidepowerconnectionforhigh-speedcraftscalledAlkaherawhileberthedattheportofSafaga,Egypt.Theresultsprovidethenationalelectricitygridconceptasthebesteconomicalselectionwith49.03percentofannualcostsaving.Moreover,environmentally,itcouldachieveanannualreductioninexhaustgasemissionsofCO2,CO,NOx,P.M,andSO2by276,2.32,18.87,0.825and3.84tons,respectively.

简介：如何减小波浪对舰船工作所造成的影响已经成为舰船发展中极具挑战性的问题.本文以荷兰某公司设计的三自由度波浪补偿控制平台为研究对象,在分析该结构补偿装置平台的空间结构和空间姿态的位置解算的基础上,运用ADAMS软件完成该平台在横摇、纵摇及横荡三种运动复合运动下的运动学正、逆解仿真与分析和动力学仿真与分析,为波浪补偿装置平台的设计提供可靠的的理论数据基础.