ON THE TENSION OF OSCILLATING TOWLINE IN CURRENT

The authors have investigated oscillating towline behaviour in still water, experimentally and theoretically, however, there are few experiments concerning this problem in a current. This paper deals with the forced oscillation test in a current to validate the assumption. A sway oscillation test and a surge oscillation test was carried out to investigate dynamic towline tension. The low frequency oscillation mode superposed on the high frequency oscillation mode was tested taking into consideration the slow drift motion in waves. A comparison was made with theoretical calculations using the three dimensional Lumped Mass Method.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • J Kansai Soc Naval Arch, n 222, Sept 1994, p 211 [8 p, 10 ref, 1 tab, 19 fig]
• Authors:
  • HARA, S
  • Yamakawa, K
  • Shin, H
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• Japanese

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cables; Oscillation; Tension; Towing devices
• Old TRIS Terms: Towing cables
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00709808
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM