Numerical and Experimental Study on Hydrodynamic Interaction of side-by-side Moored Multiple Vessels

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate basic interation of side-by-side moored vessels both numerically and experimentally. A higher-order boundary element method(HOBEM) combined with generlized mode approach is applied to analysis of motion and drift force of side by side moored multiple bodies(LNG FPSO, LGC and shuttle tankers).