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Jacopo Buongiorno, Paul Sclavounos and Pat Hale. Strother, Matthew Brian Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division 2015-12-03T20:54:09Z 2015-12-03T20:54:09Z 2015 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100112 929473303 Thesis: Nav. E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015. Thesis: S.M. in Engineering and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-86). Hydrodynamic analysis of two models of the Offshore Floating Nuclear Plant [91 was conducted. The OFNP-300 and the OFNP-1100 were both exposed to computer simulated sea states in the computer program OrcaFlex: first to sets of monochromatic waves, each consisting of a single frequency and waveheight, and then to Bretschneider and JONSWAP spectra simulating 100-year storms in, respectively, the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea. Hydrodynamic coefficients for these simulations were obtained using a separate computer program, WAMIT. Both models exhibited satisfactory performance in both heave and pitch. An alternative design of the OFNP-300 was developed and similarly analyzed in attempt to further improve hydrodynamic performance. A catenary mooring system was designed and analyzed for both plant models. The number of chains and the length of each were selected to ensure the mooring systems would withstand, with sufficient margins of safety, the maximum tension produced in a 100-year storm. This analysis was conducted both with all the designed mooring lines intact, and with the worst-case line broken. A lifecycle cost analysis of various mooring systems was conducted in order to minimize the cost of the mooring system while maintaining adequate performance. by Matthew Brian Strother. Nav.E. S.M. in Engineering and Management 86 pages eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Mechanical Engineering. Engineering Systems Division. Hydrodynamic analysis of the offshore floating nuclear power plant Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="e95072fb-eeb9-4d0c-ae0b-5d352b87ab3a"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Hydrodynamic analysis of the offshore floating nuclear power plant</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2015</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Strother, Matthew Brian</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Mechanical Engineering.</Keyword> <Keyword>Engineering Systems Division.</Keyword> <Abstract>Hydrodynamic analysis of two models of the Offshore Floating Nuclear Plant [91 was conducted. The OFNP-300 and the OFNP-1100 were both exposed to computer simulated sea states in the computer program OrcaFlex: first to sets of monochromatic waves, each consisting of a single frequency and waveheight, and then to Bretschneider and JONSWAP spectra simulating 100-year storms in, respectively, the Gulf of Mexico and the North Sea. Hydrodynamic coefficients for these simulations were obtained using a separate computer program, WAMIT. Both models exhibited satisfactory performance in both heave and pitch. An alternative design of the OFNP-300 was developed and similarly analyzed in attempt to further improve hydrodynamic performance. A catenary mooring system was designed and analyzed for both plant models. The number of chains and the length of each were selected to ensure the mooring systems would withstand, with sufficient margins of safety, the maximum tension produced in a 100-year storm. This analysis was conducted both with all the designed mooring lines intact, and with the worst-case line broken. A lifecycle cost analysis of various mooring systems was conducted in order to minimize the cost of the mooring system while maintaining adequate performance.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>