Model Studies of Stable Floating Platforms Using the PDP/8E Computer.

Abstract

The Advanced Ocean Engineering Laboratory (AOEL) at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography has been working on the design and testing of stable floating platforms based upon the FLIP concept. The platforms under study at AOEL have two or more legs, each leg being comparable in size to FLIP, i.e., 300 feet long, 20 feet in diameter full scale. Small models (1/100 scale) are tested in the Scripps wave channel. The heave response was determined for each model, and in some cases the surge, sway, or pitch angle response was also determined.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0780899

Entities

People

  • Donald Bellows

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bodies Of Water
  • Computers
  • Diameters
  • Engineering
  • Floating Platforms
  • Landforms
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Platforms

Readers

  • Marine Hydrodynamics