@inproceedings{4a4ab51aa05542398f723b0ef6307e67,
title = "The effects of topside structure modeling on wind tunnel tests of a FPSO vessel",
abstract = "This study investigated the effects of turbulent wind profiles, level of details of topside structures and operation modes of gantry cranes on wind loads of a FPSO vessel. In order to do the research objectives, we performed a series of wind tunnel tests for a FPSO vessel model with scale of 1/200. It was found from the tests that the wind loads measured at low detail model were mostly conservative results compared with those at high detail model. The measured wind loads at the NMD profile with exponent of 0.14 revealed roughly 19\% greater than those at the Fr{\o}ya profile in the entire range of wind directions. Slightly higher mean wind speeds of the NMD profile with exponent of 0.14 compared with the Fr{\o}ya profile resulted in the increase of wind loads. The wind forces increased by up to 8.6\% at operating mode compared with parking mode of crane.",
keywords = "Aerodynamic force, FPSO vessel, Wind load, Wind profile, Wind tunnel test",
author = "Seungho Lee and Kwon, \{Soon Duck\} and Seihwan Kim and Dokyoun Kim",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Copyright 2016 by the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE).; 26th Annual International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2016 ; Conference date: 26-06-2016 Through 01-07-2016",
year = "2016",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference",
publisher = "International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers",
pages = "1098--1102",
editor = "Wang, \{Alan M.\} and Chung, \{Jin S.\} and Ted Kokkinis and Michael Muskulus",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 26th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2016",
}