Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project
Number |
74 |
| Date of Summary |
March 31, 1991 |
| Subject |
Drag and Oscillation of Marine
Risers and Slack Cables |
| Performing Activity |
Naval Research Laboratory |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr. Owen M. Griffin |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Completed. |
| Description |
The objective was to investigate
the vortex shedding induced oscillation of marine structures in ocean currents. Many types
of marine structures are susceptible to vortex-induced oscillations and this project will
investigate the dynamics of slack cables and the vortex induced hydrodynamic drag of
production risers and LTP tethers. The importance of the proposed research centers on the
effects of the amplified hydrodynamic drag forces which accompany vortex-induced
vibrations. The drag forces in turn produced larger deflections and increased stresses in
support member. The development of design guidelines based on the proposed experimental
evaluations will aid in assessing the reliability and fatigue life of these structural
components. This project is an adjunct project to Project No. 36. |
| Progress |
Complete. The project was
extended to consider the dynamic behavior of slack marine risers to include the complex
problem of shear current efforts |
| Reports |
AA
(9
pages) |
Griffin, O. M., Hydrodynamic Drag
On and Vibration of Marine Risers and Cables, Fiscal Year 1984 Progress Report, Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C., May 15, 1984. |
AB
(8
pages) |
Griffin, O. M., Current-Induced
Loads on Marine Structures Due to Vortex Shedding, Proceedings of the 1984 Ocean
Structural Dynamics Symposium, pp. 457-471, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon,
September 11-13, 1984, |
AC
(61
pages) |
Griffin, O. M., Rosenthal, F.,
The Dynamics of Slack Marine Cables, NRL Memorandum Report 5559, NRL, Washington, D. C.,
May 13, 1985. |
| AD |
Vandiver, J. K., Measurement of
Compliant Riser Response to Sheared Currents, Proposal to Naval Research Laboratory,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 1986.
Out of print. |
AE
(136
pages) |
Vandiver, J. K., Griffin, O. M.,
Flow-Induced Vibration of Taut Marine Cables with Attached Masses, CR 84-004, Naval Civil
Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, California, November 1983. |
AF
(40
pages) |
Griffin, O. M., Vortex-Induced
Vibrations of Marine Cables and Structures, NRL Memorandum Report 5600, Naval Research
Laboratory, Washington, D. C., June 19, 1985. |
AG
(20
pages) |
Griffin, O. M.,
Review and Comments On: Placid Floating Production System Green Canyon,
Offshore Louisiana 83.5-In. Freestanding Riser, Letter Report, Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C., August 19, 1986. |
AH
(22
pages) |
Griffin, O. M., Review and
Comments On: Texaco Harvest Platform Damage Assessment, Letter Report, Naval Research
Laboratory, Washington, D. C., January 20, 1987. |
AI
(109
pages) |
Lee, J., A Performance Evaluation
of Vortex-Induced Vibration Suppression Devices for Marine Application, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 1987. |
AJ
(143
pages) |
Chung, T. Y., Vortex-Induced
Vibration of Flexible Cylinders in Sheared Flows, Doctoral Dissertation, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 1987. |
AK
(38
pages) |
Vandiver, J. K., The Prediction
of Lockin Vibration on Flexible Cylinders in a Sheared Flow, Proceedings, Offshore
Technology Conference, Paper No. 5006, Houston, Texas, May 6-9, 1985. |
AL
(22
pages) |
Griffin, O. M., Review and
Comments on: Texaco Harvest Platform Damage Assessment, NRL Memorandum Report 6054, Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C., September 25, 1987. |
| AM |
Griffin, O. M., Review and
Comments on: Texaco Harvest Platform Damage Assessment, NRL Memorandum Report 6053, Naval
Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C., September 24, 1987. Out of print. |
AN
(17 pages) |
Griffin, O. M., Review and
Comments On: Placid Floating Production System Green Canyon, Offshore Louisiana 83.5-In.
Freestanding Riser, Naval Research Laboratory, NRL Memorandum Report 6053, Washington, D.
C., September 24, 1987. |
AO
(202
pages) |
Iwan, W.D. , Jones, N.P.,
NATFREQ Usere Manual - A Fortran IV Program for Computing Natural
Frequencies, Mode Shapes, and Drag Coefficients for Taut Strumming Cables
with Attached Masses and Spring-Mass Combinations. Naval Civil Engineering
Laboratory. June 1984. |
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