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INTRODUCTION
INDUSTRY REQUIREMENTS
2.1
25.40 m
23.96 m
8.50 m
98 t
1.82 m
12
3
10 t
9800 ltr
DNV 1A1 HSLC R2
WINDFARM SERVICE 1
Figure 1 Principal Particulars Design Requirements
3.
HULLFORM TECHNOLOGY
3.1
Design & Operation of Wind Farm Support Vessels, 29-30 January 2014, London, UK
MODCAT TECHNOLOGY
Monohull
Conventional Catamaran
Semi-SWATH
SWATH
Trimaran
Commercial:
Vessel complexity
Maintenance costs
Fuel consumption
Capital Cost
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
4.1
HULLFORM COMPARISON
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
Design & Operation of Wind Farm Support Vessels, 29-30 January 2014, London, UK
4.2
4.3
MODEL TESTING
XSS HULLFORM
Design & Operation of Wind Farm Support Vessels, 29-30 January 2014, London, UK
SEAKEEPING TESTS
Design & Operation of Wind Farm Support Vessels, 29-30 January 2014, London, UK
6.
6.1
PROPULSION MACHINERY
AUXILIARY MACHINERY
Design & Operation of Wind Farm Support Vessels, 29-30 January 2014, London, UK
7.
7.1
CONSTRUCTION
STABILITY
SEA TRIALS
Design & Operation of Wind Farm Support Vessels, 29-30 January 2014, London, UK
% Reduction in
% Reduction in
RMS Pitch Rate RMS Roll Rate
Heading
Data
Data
Data
Data
Set 1
Set 2
Set 1
Set 2
Head
60.7 /
44.2 /
45.0 /
46.2 /
63.0
47.2
55.9
52.1
Ave. = Ave. = Ave. = Ave. =
61.9% 45.7% 50.5% 49.2%
Stern Quartering 41.7 /
50.4 /
60.2 /
67.1 /
46.5
49.1
58.0
68.0
Ave. = Ave. = Ave. = Ave. =
44.1% 49.8% 59.1% 67.6%
Figure 16 Measured RMS Pitch & Roll Rates
In addition to the low vessel motions, only a very small
speed loss in waves has been observed.
DESIGN FEATURES
Design & Operation of Wind Farm Support Vessels, 29-30 January 2014, London, UK
8.2
9.
SUSPENSION SEATS
10.
CARGO HANDLING
REFERENCES
1.
12.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES
RESILIENTLY MOUNTED
SUPERSTRUCTURE