Print Email Facebook Twitter A Study on the Sloshing Motions within a Rectangular Moonpool and the Effect of Implementing Appendages: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach Title A Study on the Sloshing Motions within a Rectangular Moonpool and the Effect of Implementing Appendages: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach Author Dingemans, N.T. Contributor Huijsmans, R.H.M. (mentor) Akkerman, I. (mentor) Gerritsma, M.I. (mentor) Stofregen, M.M. (mentor) Faculty Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering Department Offshore & Dredging Engineering Programme Floating Offshore Structures Date 2016-01-22 Abstract Moonpools are vertical wells used on most offshore vessels at Huisman Equipment. The oscillations in the moonpool lead to a significant increase in resistance for vessels in transit conditions. In the concept design phase it has proven difficult to predict the moonpool behaviour, as well as the effect of implementing appendages within a long rectangular moonpool. The ability to optimize the moonpool design is desirable, but difficult because there are no proper tools available. Solutions are now found by trial and error and experimentally validated by performing model tests. This research investigated the complex turbulent behaviour within long rectangular moonpools in transit conditions, using a commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) package called STAR-CCM+ by CD-Adapco. The capability and feasibility of applying this type of approach for the concept design phase of a moonpool is questioned. Subject MoonpoolSloshingCFDSTAR-CCM+URANSDES To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:d42b40e0-23c1-4e49-abb6-96a05a3dcd06 Embargo date 2021-01-10 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2016 Dingemans, N.T. Files PDF Moonpool_CFD_research_-_F ... gemans.pdf 35.32 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:d42b40e0-23c1-4e49-abb6-96a05a3dcd06/datastream/OBJ/view