Dynamic pressure distributions of semi-submersible

In the hydrodynamic study of Semi-submersibles, the wave pressure distribution on the wetted surface is critical input for structure analysis. Based on wave radiation and diffraction theory, a higher-order boundary element method (HOBEM) was applied to calculate the wave pressure distribution for a semi-submersible under specified wave direction and frequency. An integral system containing the FEM modeling of the semi submersible, numerical calculation of hydrodynamic motion coefficients and data extraction and export for BEM analysis was established in the current study. A newly developed multiple and double nodes relocation method coupled with FEM-BEM model transformation is applied to remove the singularities along the sharp edges and corners of the semi-submersible. The numerical results confirm that the above algorithm significantly improves the numerical accuracy of wave pressure analysis for the semi-submersible.