Time domain analysis and CFD Torgils Skaar

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD Main outline of presentation



Why analyses?  Offshore lifts compared to onshore lifts Acergys strategy  Computational Fluid Dynamics: ANSYS CFX  Time domain analyses: SIMO Some examples  ANSYS CFX  Ordinary lifting operations  Special operations

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD Why analyses?

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD Why analyses?

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD Why analyses?



Motion of floating vessel  Environmental forces  Change of stability condition of vessel during the lift Entering or exit water-air boundary  Density of air: 1.3 kg/m3  Density of water: 1025.0 kg/m3  Stability of the lifted object! Hydrodynamic forces on the lifted object  Waves and current will excite the object

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD Why analyses?



The dynamic effects in an offshore environment is of the same magnitude as the static weight and need to be understood DNVs guidelines for analyses:  DNV-RP-H103 Modelling and Analyses of Marine Operations Basically two ways for analyses of the lift through the splash zone: Simplified method  Time domain analyses


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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD Why analyses?



Simplified analyses:  Covers only the wave zone crossing  Highly simplified model  High level of conservatism Time domain analyses  All phases in the operation may be analysed  A complex model representing the whole system  Less conservatism in the analyses
Crucial input for both kind of analyses:


Hydrodynamic properties for the lifted object

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution

 

SIMO and ANSYS CFX in combination ANSYS CFX  Hydrodynamic properties for the lifted object  Input to SIMO analyses  Input to simplified analyses SIMO: Time domain analyses  Input needed  Hydrodynamic coefficients (ANSYS CFX)  Vessel motion characteristics (MOSES)  Geometry  Mass / volume distribution

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution CFD



Hydrodynamic properties, traditional approach  Simplified empirical results  Scaled model tests DNV-RP-H103:  CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) may be used to establish hydrodynamic properties ANSYS CFX has been used in Acergy since 2007 A few examples:

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution CFD



I-beam vs rectangular beam

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution CFD

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution CFD

Quadratic Damping [-]
20.0 18.0 16.0 14.0 Cdd [-] 12.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 0 2 4 KC [-] 6 8 10 I-Beam Rect. Beam

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution CFD

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution - CFD

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution SIMO



SIMO (Simulations of Marine Operations) Developed by MARINTEK Distributed by DNV Software All phases in an offshore lifting operation may be modelled and analysed

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution SIMO



Lift-off from deck

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution SIMO



Deployment of OLSFD using Acergy Eagle

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution SIMO



Landing OLSFD spool on template

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution SIMO



Deployment of Skandi Acergy ACV

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution SIMO



Load transfer Skandi Acergy > Mid Water Arch

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD ACERGY Solution- Conclusion



SIMO + ANSYS CFX  All phases in an offshore lift can be analysed  Complicated operations in general can be analysed Design loads and effects more accurately estimated Increased understanding of the operations Increased weather window => reduced installation time

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TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS AND CFD

Questions?

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