A Computer Study of the Hydrodynamic Loading of a Compliant Taut-Wire Mooring.

Abstract

This report presents the results of a computer study to investigate, primarily, the effects of hydrodynamic loadings on a highly compliant taut-wire buoy mooring system. A computer simulation of a prototype buoy system was used to study the influence of ocean currents (0 to 2.8 knots), wind loads (0 to 30 knots), water depth (down to 486 ft.), and mooring compliance on the behavior of a highly elastic mooring. Prototype experiments on the buoy studied herein have been conducted and reported elsewhere. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1970
Accession Number
ADA072278

Entities

People

  • Gary A. Stewart
  • Robert W. Corell
  • Stephen E. Demos

Organizations

  • University of New Hampshire

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Experimental Data
  • Fluids
  • Guy Wires
  • Lepidoptera
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Navigation
  • New Hampshire
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceans
  • Prototypes
  • Simulations
  • Wind Velocity

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computer Science.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).