Flow-Induced Oscillations of OTEC Mooring and Anchoring Cables: State of the Art.

Abstract

The objective of this report is to present an overview of the state of knowledge concerned with marine cable strumming oscillations and to apply these finding of the development of design methods for deep ocean cable systems. The report emphasizes recent findings that are relevant to the design of OTEC power plant mooring and riser cable systems. This report is limited in scope to the problems caused by vortex shedding from bluff, flexible structures and cables in steady currents, and the resulting vortex-excited oscillations. Emphasis is placed on outlining the important aspects of the basic phenomena, the development of design procedures, the definition of hydrodynamic force coefficients applicable in practice, and the specification of structural response parameters relevant to marine cable system design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 27, 1982
Accession Number
ADA115462

Entities

People

  • Owen M. Griffin

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Engineering
  • Databases
  • Deep Water
  • Dynamic Response
  • Engineering
  • Experimental Data
  • Field Tests
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluids
  • Mechanics
  • Oceans
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Seabed
  • Vibration
  • Vortex Shedding
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design