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Li, Z. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author)This paper conducts a numerical analysis on the external surface cracked steel pipes reinforced with Composite Repair System. A three-dimensional finite element (FE) model is developed to calculate the Stress Intensity Factor (SIF) of the surface crack, and the crack growth process is evaluated by the Paris’ law. The effect of FRP-to-steel...journal article 2022
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Wang, Kai (author), Xue, Yu (author), Xu, Hao (author), Huang, Lianzhong (author), Ma, Ranqi (author), Zhang, Peng (author), Jiang, X. (author), Yuan, Yupeng (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author), Sun, Peiting (author)Wing-diesel engine-powered hybrid ships can effectively reduce fuel consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by using wind energy as the auxiliary driving power. The energy optimization management of the hybrid system can further improve the ship's energy efficiency. To achieve this purpose, it is significant to establish an effective energy...journal article 2022
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Li, M. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Carroll, James (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)While offshore wind energy is showing enormous potential, effective approaches to enhance its economics are being sought at the same time. The design of maintenance strategy is a type of strategic decision-making for offshore wind farms, aiming to improve energy production and reduce maintenance expenses. As a complicated and challenging task...journal article 2022
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Cai, Jie (author), Jiang, X. (author), Yang, Yazhou (author), Lodewijks, Gabriel (author), Wang, Minchang (author)A corrosion defect is recognized as one of the most severe phenomena for high-pressure pipelines, especially those served for a long time. Finite-element method and empirical formulas are thereby used for the strength prediction of such pipes with corrosion. However, it is time-consuming for finite-element method and there is a limited...journal article 2022
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Wang, K. (author), Wang, Jianhang (author), Huang, Lianzhong (author), Yuan, Yupeng (author), Wu, Guitao (author), Xing, Hui (author), Wang, Zhongyi (author), Wang, Zhuang (author), Jiang, X. (author)Ship energy consumption and emission prediction are critical for ship energy efficiency management and pollution gas emission control, both of which are major concerns for the shipping industry and hence continue to attract global attention and research interest. This article examined the energy efficiency data sources, big data analysis for...review 2022
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Fang, P. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author), Bai, Yong (author)Submarine power cables are considered lifelines in wind farm engineering, playing a key role in transporting electric current produced by wind turbines or wave converter. Cables inevitably confront combined loadings in deep-sea areas, affecting the integrity and safety during their installation and application. In this paper, the mechanical...journal article 2021
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Schiaretti, Matteo (author), Cai, Jie (author), Jiang, X. (author), Zhang, Shengming (author), Schott, D.L. (author)Industry design standards such as BS 7910 deployed some empirical formulas for the prediction of stress intensity factor (SIF) based on simulation results from traditional finite element method (FEM). However, such FEM simulation occasionally failed to convince people due to the large discrepancies compared with engineering practice. As a...journal article 2021
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Liu, Zhiping (author), Li, Z. (author), Huang, Chuanhai (author), Jiang, X. (author)In this paper, we implement the combined method of drilling stop hole and FRP reinforcement to repair cracked steel plates subjected to cyclic tension. The crack initiation and growth are experimentally investigated. The stress distribution at the stop hole and the residual fatigue life are evaluated by the FEM. The effects on prolonging...journal article 2021
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Li, X. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author)Flexible risers are designed with strong anti-collapse capacities which enable them to operate in deep-water reservoirs. However, this anti-collapse capacity is susceptible to the pipe curvature in the flooded annulus condition. For the curved riser sections within the touch-down zone, significant reduction of collapse capacity can occur once...journal article 2021
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Li, M. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)Operation & maintenance (O&M) costs account for a large portion of total life cycle cost for onshore wind energy, and the amount is estimated to be more for offshore wind energy. Developing a sound opportunistic maintenance strategy is a solution to reduce O&M costs and enhance wind energy's competitiveness. When the wind farm is...journal article 2021
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Wang, Kai (author), Xu, Hao (author), Li, Jiayuan (author), Huang, Lianzhong (author), Ma, Ranqi (author), Jiang, X. (author), Yuan, Yupeng (author), Mwero, Ngome A. (author), Sun, Peiting (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author), Yan, Xinping (author)It is of significant importance to optimize the energy consumption of ships in order to improve economy and reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. However, the energy use of ships is affected by a series of navigational environmental parameters, which have certain spatial and temporal differences and variability. Therefore, the dynamic...journal article 2021
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Liu, Y. (author), Ferrari, Riccardo M.G. (author), Wu, Ping (author), Jiang, X. (author), Li, Sunwei (author), van Wingerden, J.W. (author)Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) operate in the harsh marine environment with limited accessibility and maintainability. Not only failures are more likely to occur than in land-based turbines, but also corrective maintenance is more expensive. In the present study, a mixed model and signal-based Fault Diagnosis (FD) architecture is...journal article 2021
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Li, M. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Carroll, James (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)The increasing capacity of offshore wind energy around the world brings challenges in Operation and Maintenance (O&M) management. Over the past years, many studies have focused on developing sound maintenance strategies in order to minimize maintenance cost or maximize availability. One of the promising maintenance strategies is...conference paper 2021
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Wang, K. (author), Li, Jiayuan (author), Yan, Xinping (author), Huang, Lianzhong (author), Jiang, X. (author), Yuan, Yupeng (author), Ma, Ranqi (author), Negenborn, R.R. (author)The optimization of ship energy consumption is attracting a great deal of attention, as societies seek to save energy and reduce emissions. Shipping companies are more concerned with the energy consumption of a ship fleet, as opposed to that of a single ship. Because the energy consumption of a fleet is influenced by multiple factors...journal article 2020
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Li, X. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author)As offshore hydrocarbon production moves towards ultra-deep water, flexible risers have to withstand the huge hydro-static pressure without collapse. They are designed with strong collapse capacities, allowing them to operate under the condition where their annuli are flooded by the seawater. However, initial imperfections can weaken the...journal article 2020
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Li, Z. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author), Zhu, Ling (author), Liu, Zhiping (author)In the present paper, we propose an analytical method to calculate the Stress Intensity Factor (SIF) of circumferential surface cracks in steel pipes subjected to bending. In light of pipe geometry and bending load case, the analytical formula is raised by introducing new bending correction factors and new geometry correction factors on the...journal article 2020
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Li, Z. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author)The surface crack, also known as the partly through-thickness crack, is a serious threat to the structural integrity of offshore metallic pipes. In this paper, we review the research progress in regard to surface crack growth in metallic pipes subjected to cyclic loads from the fracture mechanics perspective. The purpose is to provide state-of...review 2020
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Li, Z. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author), Zhu, Ling (author), Liu, Z. (author), Tang, Weiguo (author)Surface cracked steel plates reinforced with single-side Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) subjected to cyclic tension are experimental studied. The main purpose is to analyze the effect of FRP reinforcement on the crack growth. The failure modes and their effects are analyzed as well. Given the single-side reinforcement, reinforcing the cracked...journal article 2020
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Li, Z. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author), Zhu, Ling (author), Liu, Zhiping (author)In this paper, we experimentally studied the external surface crack growth in steel pipes reinforced with Composite System Repaired (CRS). CRS reinforced surface cracked API 5L X65 pipes were tested, containing three initial notch sizes and four reinforcement schemes. During the tests, the crack growth results, as well as the strain on the...journal article 2020
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Li, X. (author), Jiang, X. (author), Hopman, J.J. (author)Flexible risers that for deep-water production are designed with strong collapse capacity. However, this collapse capacity is susceptible to pipe curvature in the flooded annulus condition. For the curved riser sections within the touchdown zone, significant reduction of collapse capacity can occur once the external sheaths are worn out,...journal article 2020