Mooring Mechanics. A Comprehensive Computer Study. Volume II. Three Dimensional Dynamic Analysis of Moored and Drifting Buoy Systems.

摘要

Ocean currents and surface waves may induce serious errors in oceanographic measurements obtained from moored and drifting buoy systems. A general, computationally efficient solution for the dynamics of moored buoy systems, free drifting buoys, and drogued buoy systems in three-dimensional space is described in this report. Time-domain computer simulations of four specific configurations in various environments are presented. The mathematical model of one of these configurations, a subsurface mooring, was evaluated and improved using full scale ocean test data. The model of the surface mooring configuration studied will soon also be evaluated using recent test data. (Author)