An Experimental Analysis on the Motion Responses of a Semi-submersible Offshore Aquaculture Platform in Waves

摘要

In order to adapt to the offshore extreme environment, a new semi-submersible offshore aquaculture platform is emerged. In this study, a series of experiments were carried out in the wave-current flume to study the motion responses of this aquaculture platform. According to the experimental data, the motion response including heave, surge and pitch had an upward trend with the wave height increasing. However, there was no obvious correlation between the motion response and wave periods. It can be concluded that wave parameters and draught should be taken into consideration in the structural design and optimization to guarantee the capacity of aquaculture platform to resist destruction in intense waves.