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Basic design and hydrodynamic analysis of three-column TLP and comparison with ISSC TLP
| dc.creator | Sebastian, Abhilash | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-07T23:01:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-07T23:01:10Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2000 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2000-THESIS-S42 | |
| dc.description | Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. | en |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 95-96). | en |
| dc.description | Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Three-column TLP is a new design variation of the common four-column TLP. The objective of this study is to find the hydrodynamic feasibility of the three-column TLP. This accomplished by comparing the three-column design to the ISSC TLP. The ISSC TLP is chosen as the parent TLP and the column diameter, distance between column centers, water depth, environment and pontoon dimensions are kept the same for the ISSC TLP. The initial design shows a satisfactory hydrodynamic characteristic set for the three-column. A detailed coupled analysis of the platform is done using Higher Order Boundary Element Application (HOBEM). The wave excitation forces, responses and average drift forces are computed for wave heading 0 degree and 30 degree. A non-linear quasi-static study is done for the tendons. The three-column design is compared with the four-column design and the comparison shows the two are hydrodynamically similar. Three-column TLP can be considered as a viable alternative for four-column TLP. | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.subject | ocean engineering. | en |
| dc.subject | Major ocean engineering. | en |
| dc.title | Basic design and hydrodynamic analysis of three-column TLP and comparison with ISSC TLP | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | ocean engineering | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
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