Abstract
The development of maritime gas fields in deep
water by Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG)
concepts poses demanding technical challenges.
The proposed validated holistic numerical method
captures all hydrodynamic aspects that are relevant
during offloading operations. By in-depth studies,
the background of the occurring phenomena can be
fully comprehended, which allows accurate extrapolation
of results from model scale to full scale.
Combining the introduced method and the gained
background knowledge is a critical prerequisite for
the conduction of trustworthy feasibility studies and
the determination of operational ranges for FLNG
projects. The selected linear potential theory based
procedure is capable to excellently reproduce seakeeping
characteristics as well as internal fluid
motions. The entire calculation process is exemplarily
demonstrated for the MPLS20 system in the
Haltenbanken region.
water by Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG)
concepts poses demanding technical challenges.
The proposed validated holistic numerical method
captures all hydrodynamic aspects that are relevant
during offloading operations. By in-depth studies,
the background of the occurring phenomena can be
fully comprehended, which allows accurate extrapolation
of results from model scale to full scale.
Combining the introduced method and the gained
background knowledge is a critical prerequisite for
the conduction of trustworthy feasibility studies and
the determination of operational ranges for FLNG
projects. The selected linear potential theory based
procedure is capable to excellently reproduce seakeeping
characteristics as well as internal fluid
motions. The entire calculation process is exemplarily
demonstrated for the MPLS20 system in the
Haltenbanken region.
