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Volume 131, Issue 3

August 2009

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ISSN 0892-7219

EISSN 1528-896X

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Ocean Engineering
Research Papers
- Ocean Engineering
Offshore and Structural Mechanics
Materials
Polar and Arctic Engineering
Safety and Reliability
Technical Briefs

Ocean Engineering

Simulation of Sloshing in LNG-Tanks

Milovan Peric, Tobias Zorn, Ould el Moctar, Thomas E. Schellin, Yong-Soo Kim

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2009, 131(3): 031101. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3058688

Abstract

View articletitled, Simulation of Sloshing in LNG-Tanks

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Topics: Liquefied natural gas , Simulation , Sloshing , Pressure , Waves , Engineering simulation , Ships , Oscillations , Flow (Dynamics) , Shapes

Effect of Bottom Boundary on VIV for Energy Harnessing at $8 \times 10^{3} < Re < 1.5 \times 10^{5}$

K. Raghavan, Ph.D., Michael M. Bernitsas, Ph.D., D. E. Maroulis, Graduate Student

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2009, 131(3): 031102. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2979798

Abstract

View articletitled, Effect of Bottom Boundary on VIV for Energy Harnessing at <span class="inline-formula no-formula-id"><span class="mathFormula"></span><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mrow xmlns=""><mn>8</mn><mo>×</mo><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mn>3</mn></msup><mo><</mo><mtext>Re</mtext><mo><</mo><mn>1.5</mn><mo>×</mo><msup><mrow><mn>10</mn></mrow><mn>5</mn></msup></mrow></math></span>

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Topics: Cylinders , Oscillations , Synchronization , Vortex-induced vibration , Water , Vortices , Boundary layers , Reynolds number , Turbulence

Stern Slamming of a LNG Carrier

Jan Oberhagemann, Michael Holtmann, Ould el Moctar, Thomas E. Schellin, Daewoong Kim

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2009, 131(3): 031103. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3124131

Abstract

View articletitled, Stern Slamming of a LNG Carrier

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Topics: Hull , Liquefied natural gas , Ships , Waves , Stress , Computation , Girders

A Three-Dimensional Coupled Fluid-Sediment Interaction Model With Bed-Load/Suspended-Load Transport for Scour Analysis Around a Fixed Structure

Tomoaki Nakamura, Norimi Mizutani, Solomon C. Yim

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2009, 131(3): 031104. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3124132

Abstract

View articletitled, A Three-Dimensional Coupled Fluid-Sediment Interaction Model With Bed-Load/Suspended-Load Transport for Scour Analysis Around a Fixed Structure

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Sands , Sediments , Stress , Water , Fluids , Waves

Research Papers

Ocean Engineering

A Direct Design Procedure for FPSO Side Structures Against Large Impact Loads

Lin Hong, Jørgen Amdahl, Ge Wang

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2009, 131(3): 031105. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3124140

Abstract

View articletitled, A Direct Design Procedure for FPSO Side Structures Against Large Impact Loads

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Topics: Collisions (Physics) , Design , FPSO , Stress , Deformation , Vessels

Offshore and Structural Mechanics

Time Domain Simulation of the 3D Bending Hysteresis Behavior of an Unbonded Flexible Riser

Zhimin Tan, Peter Quiggin, Terry Sheldrake

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2009, 131(3): 031301. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3058698

Abstract

View articletitled, Time Domain Simulation of the 3D Bending Hysteresis Behavior of an Unbonded Flexible Riser

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Topics: Flexible risers , Pipes , Simulation , Stress , Wire , Dynamic response , Stiffness , Pipe bending , Fatigue analysis

The Behavior of Shallow Cracks in a Pipeline Steel Operating in a Sour Environment

C. M. Holtam, D. P. Baxter, I. A. Ashcroft, R. C. Thomson

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2009, 131(3): 031302. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3058703

Abstract

View articletitled, The Behavior of Shallow Cracks in a Pipeline Steel Operating in a Sour Environment

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Topics: Fracture (Materials) , Steel , Stress , Pipelines

Parametrical and Motion Analysis of a Moored Rectangular Floating Breakwater

Ghassan Elchahal, Rafic Younes, Pascal Lafon

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2009, 131(3): 031303. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3124125

Abstract

View articletitled, Parametrical and Motion Analysis of a Moored Rectangular Floating Breakwater

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Topics: Breakwaters , Mooring , Radiation (Physics) , Stiffness , Waves , Diffraction , Boundary-value problems , Clearances (Engineering) , Resonance

Heat Transfer Prediction of In-Service Welding in a Forced Flow of Fluid

Per R. M. Lindström

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2009, 131(3): 031304. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3124126

Abstract

View articletitled, Heat Transfer Prediction of In-Service Welding in a Forced Flow of Fluid

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Topics: Flow (Dynamics) , Fluids , Heat transfer , Welding , Cooling , Regression analysis , Heat , Finite element analysis , Steel , Thermal conductivity

Materials

Scaling of Solutions for the Lateral Buckling of Elastic-Plastic Pipelines

Ralf Peek, Heedo Yun

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2009, 131(3): 031401. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3058689

Abstract

View articletitled, Scaling of Solutions for the Lateral Buckling of Elastic-Plastic Pipelines

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Topics: Buckling , Pipes , Finite element analysis , Plastic pipes , Pipelines , Displacement

Polar and Arctic Engineering

Life-Cycle Cost-Effective Optimum Design of Ice-Resistant Offshore Platforms

Gang Li, Dayong Zhang, Qianjin Yue

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2009, 131(3): 031501. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3124138

Abstract

View articletitled, Life-Cycle Cost-Effective Optimum Design of Ice-Resistant Offshore Platforms

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Topics: Cycles , Damage , Design , Ice , Offshore platforms , Stress , Event history analysis

Safety and Reliability

CFD Numerical Simulation of the Submarine Pipeline With a Spoiler

Jianping Zhao, Xuechao Wang

J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. August 2009, 131(3): 031601. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3124127

Abstract

View articletitled, CFD Numerical Simulation of the Submarine Pipeline With a Spoiler

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Topics: Computational fluid dynamics , Crude oil , Flow (Dynamics) , Pipelines , Pipes , Seabed , Shear stress , Underwater pipelines , Water , Failure