EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON REDUCTION OF MOORING FORCE AND YAW MOTION OF A SHIP MOORED TO A BUOY EXCITED BY WIND

In this investigation on the behaviour, in heavy weather, of a ship and its single-buoy harbour mooring, the Authors present analytical approaches for the prediction of the relationships between the mooring force and the ship's yawing motion in a strong wind. Practical methods of reducing the force and the yawing motion are also discussed. The calculated results of computer simulations of these problems are compared with results of tests with a 1:50-scale model of a 5,000-grt cargo-ship. The tests were carried out in wind and current conditions in a wind-generator tank and a circulating water tank. Detailed results of the comparisons are presented for different mooring arrangements under various environmental conditions. Order from BSRA as No. 54,874.

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• Authors:
  • Matsuda, H
  • Honda, K
  • Kosuda, S
• Publication Date: 1980-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 35
• Serial:
  • Journal of Japan Institute of Navigation
  • Volume: 63
  • Publisher: Japan Institute of Navigation
  • ISSN: 0388-7405

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamic loads; Mooring; Mooring buoys; Ship motion; Simulation; Yaw; Yaw
• Old TRIS Terms: Model testing; Wind forces on ships
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00331580
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Ship Research Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM