A study on the hydrodynamic roll response of typical FPSO and LNG hull-forms near resonance in beam seas is presented. A 2-D finite volume method-based Navier-Sokes solver is applied to analyze the flow around the hull sections. The effect of hull geometries and the bilge keel widths on roll-decay motion as well as on transient roll response of hulls in regular waves for a range of wave frequencies is analyzed.

Keywords:
hull, corner model, fpso, th offshore symposium, boundary, subsea system, texas texas section, naval architect, geometry, bilge keel
Subjects:
Offshore Facilities and Subsea Systems, Floating production systems
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2010. The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
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