DYNAMIC ANALYSIS

OF MULTIPLE
FLOATING BODIES

G vinod Kumar

M100420CE

Guided by
Dr A.P Shashikala

OBJECTIVE: Finding out the hydrodynamic coefficients and

wave excitation force on two ships close to each
other by linear 3D panel method.

Response of the two ships in regular and multi

directional seas.
Estimation of optimum distance between the
two ships by optimisation algorithm.
.

Methodology:-

Work in Progress:-

Modelling:-

Meshing:-

Comparing ANSYS results with standard solution-

Hydrodynamic Cofficents- (ship1)

PERIOD

FREQ

M11

M22

M33

M44

M55

M66

M13

M15

M24

M26

M35

M46

(SEC)

(RAD/SEC)

kg

kg

kg

Kgm2

Kgm2

kgm2

kg

kgm

kgm

kgm

kgm

kgm2

20

0.314

1.97E+05 1.68E+06 9.76E+06 2.72E+07 1.55E+09 3.04E+08 1.45E+05 1.38E+07 -3.08E+06 2.51E+06 2.36E+07 3.08E+06

19

0.331

1.99E+05 1.69E+06 9.67E+06 2.72E+07 1.56E+09 3.05E+08 1.45E+05 1.39E+07 -3.11E+06 2.52E+06 2.34E+07 3.09E+06

18

0.349

2.01E+05 1.71E+06 9.57E+06 2.73E+07 1.58E+09 3.06E+08 1.45E+05 1.41E+07 -3.13E+06 2.52E+06 2.32E+07 3.11E+06

17

0.37

2.03E+05 1.73E+06 9.44E+06 2.74E+07 1.59E+09 3.08E+08 1.46E+05 1.43E+07 -3.17E+06 2.53E+06 2.30E+07 3.14E+06

16

0.393

2.06E+05 1.75E+06 9.29E+06 2.75E+07 1.61E+09 3.10E+08 1.46E+05 1.45E+07 -3.21E+06 2.54E+06 2.27E+07 3.17E+06

15

0.419

2.10E+05 1.78E+06 9.11E+06 2.76E+07 1.63E+09 3.12E+08 1.47E+05 1.47E+07 -3.26E+06 2.56E+06 2.24E+07 3.21E+06

14

0.449

2.14E+05 1.81E+06 8.90E+06 2.77E+07 1.65E+09 3.16E+08 1.47E+05 1.50E+07 -3.32E+06 2.58E+06 2.20E+07 3.26E+06

13

0.483

2.18E+05 1.85E+06 8.65E+06 2.79E+07 1.67E+09 3.20E+08 1.49E+05 1.54E+07 -3.40E+06 2.60E+06 2.15E+07 3.34E+06

12

0.524

2.23E+05 1.91E+06 8.35E+06 2.81E+07 1.69E+09 3.26E+08 1.51E+05 1.57E+07 -3.50E+06 2.63E+06 2.09E+07 3.45E+06

11

0.571

2.26E+05 1.99E+06 7.97E+06 2.84E+07 1.71E+09 3.35E+08 1.54E+05 1.59E+07 -3.64E+06 2.68E+06 2.02E+07 3.62E+06

10

0.628

2.27E+05 2.10E+06 7.49E+06 2.87E+07 1.71E+09 3.48E+08 1.60E+05 1.59E+07 -3.83E+06 2.74E+06 1.92E+07 3.88E+06

0.698

2.23E+05 2.29E+06 6.86E+06 2.93E+07 1.67E+09 3.68E+08 1.68E+05 1.55E+07 -4.15E+06 2.84E+06 1.78E+07 4.29E+06

0.785

2.08E+05 2.69E+06 5.88E+06 3.06E+07 1.57E+09 4.03E+08 1.84E+05 1.43E+07 -4.83E+06 2.96E+06 1.57E+07 4.99E+06

0.898

1.75E+05 2.78E+06 1.74E+06 2.96E+07 1.37E+09 4.68E+08 2.09E+05 1.16E+07 -4.61E+06 1.93E+06 7.65E+06 8.44E+06

1.047

1.08E+05 5.17E+05 3.17E+06 2.17E+07 8.84E+08 4.41E+08 9.59E+04 5.45E+06 -3.18E+05 3.03E+06 8.31E+06 1.38E+06

1.257

1.43E+05 1.08E+06 4.12E+06 2.38E+07 9.48E+08 2.18E+08 1.40E+05 8.07E+06 -1.40E+06 3.23E+06 1.10E+07 -7.78E+05

1.571

6.33E+04 -8.14E+05 3.30E+06 2.26E+07 4.75E+08 -2.38E+08 1.45E+05 1.94E+06 3.12E+05 1.74E+06 9.07E+06 -6.44E+06

2.094

7.00E+04 -2.28E+05 4.11E+06 2.13E+07 8.47E+08 -3.05E+07 1.59E+05 5.40E+06 -4.47E+05 2.57E+06 1.02E+07 4.46E+05

3.142

6.46E+04 6.38E+05 4.76E+06 2.31E+07 9.46E+08 1.15E+08 1.51E+05 5.90E+06 -1.12E+06 1.89E+05 1.14E+07 1.54E+06

Hydrodynamic Cofficents- (ship2)

PERIOD

FREQ

M11

M22

M33

M44

M55

M66

M13

M15

M24

M26

M35

M46

(SEC)

(RAD/SEC)

kg

kg

kg

Kgm2

Kgm2

kgm2

kg

kgm

kgm

kgm

kgm

kgm2

20

0.314

1.97E+05 1.68E+06 9.76E+06 2.72E+07 1.55E+09 3.04E+08 1.45E+05 1.38E+07 -3.08E+06 2.51E+06 2.36E+07 3.08E+06

19

0.331

1.99E+05 1.69E+06 9.67E+06 2.72E+07 1.56E+09 3.05E+08 1.45E+05 1.39E+07 -3.11E+06 2.52E+06 2.34E+07 3.09E+06

18

0.349

2.01E+05 1.71E+06 9.57E+06 2.73E+07 1.58E+09 3.06E+08 1.45E+05 1.41E+07 -3.13E+06 2.52E+06 2.32E+07 3.11E+06

17

0.37

2.03E+05 1.73E+06 9.44E+06 2.74E+07 1.59E+09 3.08E+08 1.46E+05 1.43E+07 -3.17E+06 2.53E+06 2.30E+07 3.14E+06

16

0.393

2.06E+05 1.75E+06 9.29E+06 2.75E+07 1.61E+09 3.10E+08 1.46E+05 1.45E+07 -3.21E+06 2.54E+06 2.27E+07 3.17E+06

15

0.419

2.10E+05 1.78E+06 9.11E+06 2.76E+07 1.63E+09 3.12E+08 1.47E+05 1.47E+07 -3.26E+06 2.56E+06 2.24E+07 3.21E+06

14

0.449

2.14E+05 1.81E+06 8.90E+06 2.77E+07 1.65E+09 3.16E+08 1.47E+05 1.50E+07 -3.32E+06 2.58E+06 2.20E+07 3.26E+06

13

0.483

2.18E+05 1.85E+06 8.65E+06 2.79E+07 1.67E+09 3.20E+08 1.49E+05 1.54E+07 -3.40E+06 2.60E+06 2.15E+07 3.34E+06

12

0.524

2.23E+05 1.91E+06 8.35E+06 2.81E+07 1.69E+09 3.26E+08 1.51E+05 1.57E+07 -3.50E+06 2.63E+06 2.09E+07 3.45E+06

11

0.571

2.26E+05 1.99E+06 7.97E+06 2.84E+07 1.71E+09 3.35E+08 1.54E+05 1.59E+07 -3.64E+06 2.68E+06 2.02E+07 3.62E+06

10

0.628

2.27E+05 2.10E+06 7.49E+06 2.87E+07 1.71E+09 3.48E+08 1.60E+05 1.59E+07 -3.83E+06 2.74E+06 1.92E+07 3.88E+06

0.698

2.23E+05 2.29E+06 6.86E+06 2.93E+07 1.67E+09 3.68E+08 1.68E+05 1.55E+07 -4.15E+06 2.84E+06 1.78E+07 4.29E+06

0.785

2.08E+05 2.69E+06 5.88E+06 3.06E+07 1.57E+09 4.03E+08 1.84E+05 1.43E+07 -4.83E+06 2.96E+06 1.57E+07 4.99E+06

0.898

1.75E+05 2.78E+06 1.74E+06 2.96E+07 1.37E+09 4.68E+08 2.09E+05 1.16E+07 -4.61E+06 1.91E+06 7.66E+06 8.47E+06

1.047

1.08E+05 5.17E+05 3.17E+06 2.18E+07 8.84E+08 4.41E+08 9.59E+04 5.45E+06 -3.17E+05 3.03E+06 8.31E+06 1.37E+06

1.257

1.43E+05 1.08E+06 4.12E+06 2.38E+07 9.48E+08 2.18E+08 1.40E+05 8.08E+06 -1.40E+06 3.23E+06 1.10E+07 -7.78E+05

1.571

6.33E+04 -8.14E+05 3.30E+06 2.26E+07 4.75E+08 -2.38E+08 1.45E+05 1.94E+06 3.11E+05 1.74E+06 9.07E+06 -6.42E+06

2.094

7.00E+04 -2.28E+05 4.11E+06 2.13E+07 8.47E+08 -3.06E+07 1.59E+05 5.40E+06 -4.47E+05 2.57E+06 1.02E+07 4.35E+05

3.142

6.46E+04 6.38E+05 4.76E+06 2.32E+07 9.46E+08 1.15E+08 1.51E+05 5.90E+06 -1.12E+06 1.97E+05 1.14E+07 1.54E+06

Pressure

Response :-

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