Relative Motion between LCU and Mariner Models in a Seaway,

Abstract

A program of model seakeeping tests was carried out in the MIT Ship Model Towing Tank for the purpose of estimating the relative motion between the deck of an LCU and the top end of a cargo boom on a Mariner ship during a typical offshore unloading situation. A five foot long Mariner model, scale 1 to 96 (1/8 inch = 1 foot), was available at the Tank and the LCU model was built to this scale. Tests were carried out in scaled sea states 3 and 4 which were simulated by irregular seas of the Pierson-Moskowitz spectra representing fully developed seas of wind speeds of 15 knots and 18 knots respectively. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA066985

Entities

People

  • Martin A. Abkowitz

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cargo Ships
  • Computer Programs
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Engineering
  • Far Field
  • Frequency
  • High Voltage
  • Measurement
  • Metacentric Height
  • Models
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Relative Motion
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Ship Models
  • Ships
  • Spectra
  • Waves

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.