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Experimental investigation on the effects of froude number on manoeuvring characteristic of a research vessel

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Nonlinear Truss-Based Finite Element Methods for Catenary-Like Structures

Analysis of the rigid-body fluid–structure interaction on a log boom

Structural Analysis for a Reduced Scale Model of a Hydropower Plant Debris Containment Grid

Debris containment grid is an important part of hydroelectric power plant, since it retains objects, preventing damage to the turbine. In the case of the Santo Antonio hydropower plant, located in the Amazon rainforest, in the north of Brazil, the most significant debris are logs. This paper aims to analyze the interaction between several log boom modules (type of debris containment grids developed specifically for containing logs) present in a debris containment line present in Santo Antonio hydropower plant, as well as its interactions with the fluid, varying the advance velocity and side-slip angle. The analysis of the fluid-body interaction is performed using CFD software with Finite Volume Method approach. The problem is divided into steps. Firstly, one log boom module is simulated with several velocities and side-slip flow angle, obtaining a relation between forces, moments and movements. Next, in order to save the expected computational cost, the module is analyzed and compared through the porosity approach. Finally, the analysis of a line with several log boom modules, including the interaction between each module, is carried out. The results of the simulations will allow to perform an analysis of the line stability, obtaining the forces, moments and movements of each log boom module, observing its influence in the log boom line. With a fluid-body hydrodynamic analysis of several modules in a line, data are provided for a structural analysis. Since the porosity approach is used to reduce the computational cost, this paper also contributes to similar cases, with a main interest in larger scales of forces and movements.

Numerical Analysis of Debris Containment Grid Fluid-Body Interaction

Hydrodynamic Analysis of Debris Containment Grids in Hydropower Plant Using Porous Media

This work is the Part II of a two-part work, where the influence of geometrical simplifications and modifications in the maneuverability of a manifold were investigated by three 1:13 scaled models in a towing tank. In this work is presented the adopted methods that were used to obtain the hydrodynamic derivatives from forced oscillations motions in a towing tank using a planar-motion-mechanism. In the part I was presented the static drift tests, which were used to complement the tests presented in this paper. The maneuvering hydrodynamic derivatives are obtained by a two part analysis. First, the measured forces, moments and motions time series signals are filtered and decomposed in harmonic functions. Second, regression analysis techniques are applied to the amplitude of these harmonic functions in order to estimate the hydrodynamic derivatives. The results have showed that the simplification of the manifold geometry has a low influence in the hydrodynamic derivatives in contrast to the installation of a larger plate, which modified the manifold maneuverability significantly. The presented investigation in both papers will be used to form a data base for numerical simulation studies for manifolds installation.

Maneuverability Towing Tank Experiments With Manifold Models: Part II — PMM Oscillation Tests

The large-scale presence of debris is a recurrent issue in the Madeira River, located on Amazon rainforest, North of Brazil, and it is a major concern for the Santo Antonio hydropower plant, located at this region. In order to avoid the abundant amount of debris, floating structures called log booms are installed across the river to retain and deflect them. This paper aims to present the methods used to investigate the structural characteristics of a truncated scale model of a log boom line, through water proof strain-gauges and load cells in hydrodynamic experiments. For that, the model was towed along the model basin of the Institute for Technological Research and wooden scale logs were included to simulate the log jam phenomenon. The paper covers experiment methods, from model design to setting of data acquisition devices and system, characteristics of the experimental runs, and further data analysis. The influence of the scale debris on the structural elements are presented, which can leads to develop a correlation model to scale the fluid-structure interactions in the real prototype.

Felipe Santos de Castro

Papers

Structural Analysis for a Reduced Scale Model of a Hydropower Plant Debris Containment Grid

Numerical Analysis of Debris Containment Grid Fluid-Body Interaction

Hydrodynamic Analysis of Debris Containment Grids in Hydropower Plant Using Porous Media

Maneuverability Towing Tank Experiments With Manifold Models: Part II — PMM Oscillation Tests

Structural Investigation of the Log Accumulation Effect in a Debris Containment Grid Through Towing Tank Experiments