Response Characteristics of Serially Connected Semisubmersibles

摘要

One design for a mobile offshore base is to link serially as many as five large semisubmersibles to form a platform long enough to support large aircraft. This paper investigates the linear, wave- induced response characteristics of serially-connected semisubmersibles. A major motivation of this study is to understand more completely the forces required to link semisubmersible modules. The impact of connector strategy and damping on the response, especially the connector forces, is Investigated, and the response "modes" which contribute tot he connector forces are evaluated in Detail.