Connector Response of a Grid Pattern Multibody Very Large Floating Structure Subject to Wave Loading

The energy transition requires us to explore all options for generating non-fossil energy. Companies are starting to invest in technologies such as offshore floating PV systems (OFPV) to avoid congested urban population centres. OFPV structures are likely to consist of many small, simple, flexibly connected floaters. The entire structure must be...

Feasibility study of a flexible floating solar concept as energy supply for Sleipnir during operations: focused on the hydrodynamic behaviour

The electricity demand increases globally and requires a shift toward renewable sources to prevent the exhaustion of the planet. The shipping industry is responsible for 2-3 % of the global Greenhouse Gas emissions and Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) identified floating solar as a promising solution to reduce the emissions, of their crane...

Hydroelastic Analysis of a Multi-Module Very Large Floating Structure

This thesis concerns a hydroelastic analysis of a multi-module very large floating structure (VLFS), analysed in the frequency domain. To this end, the fluid-structure interaction is described by a 2D model, where the VLFS is represented by four floating beams interconnected with rotational springs. The fluid is modelled as an ideal fluid, and...

Aircushion Supported Mega-Floaters

The increase of the global population and expanding coastal mega-cities will necessitate an innovative pursuit of the utilization of the ocean space in which mega-floaters will play an important role in the future. These types of structures are very large floating artificial islands that can be used for various facilities and purposes similar to...

Modeling of very low frequency motions during RIPEX

Numerical computations are used to explain the presence of very low frequency motions (VLFs), with frequencies less than 0.004 Hz, in the rip current velocity signals observed during the Rip-current field Experiment (RIPEX) field experiment. Observations show that the VLF motions are most intense within the surfzone and then quickly taper off in...

Hydroelastic analysis of very large floating structures

Due to the growth of their population, urban development and the corresponding expansion of land use, several countries have decided to build artificial islands in the sea to decrease the pressure on the heavily used land space. The reclamation of the land from the sea is already widely applied, however, there is also an attractive new...