Motion reduction apparatus and floating body therewith
AssigneeMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorsMasami Matsuura, Makoto Nishigaki, Takahiro Hirai, Youichi Yamaguchi
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Abstract
A motion reduction apparatus has an orthorhombic shaped floating main body (11), a plumb plate supported vertically on one side section of the floating main body by stay members (13), and flow sections (15) for flooding with incoming water are provided between the floating main body and the plumb plate in such a way that an upper end section of the plumb plate is at about the same height as the bottom surface of the floating main body.
Claims14
A system for reducing wave induced motion of a stationary body floating on the water, the system comprising:
- a stationary floating main body having a rectangular vertical side surface which has a lower edge extending in the horizontal direction, and a horizontal bottom surface which is connected to the side surface;
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- a plumb plate which has an upper edge extending in the horizontal direction and is provided on a plane parallel to and separated at a predetermined distance from the side surface of the floating main body, such that the distance between the lower edge of the side surface of the floating main body and the upper edge of the plumb plate is constant, the upper edge of the plumb plate is parallel to the lower edge of the side surface of the floating main body, and the upper edge of the plumb plate is at substantially the same level as the bottom surface of the floating main body, the length of the upper edge of the plumb plate being substantially the same as the length of the lower edge of the side surface of the floating main body,
- wherein the plumb plate reduces wave induced oscillations of the stationary floating body.
A system for reducing wave induced motion of a stationary body floating on the water, the system comprising:
- a stationary floating main body having a rectangular vertical side surface which has a lower edge extending in the horizontal direction, and a horizontal bottom surface which is connected to the side surface;
- and
- a plate member which has an upper edge extending in the horizontal direction and is provided on a plane positioned outside the floating main body in the horizontal direction and separated by a predetermined distance from the side surface of the floating main body, such that the distance between the lower edge of the side surface and the upper edge of the plate member is constant, the upper edge of the plate member is parallel to the lower edge of the side surface of the floating main body, and the upper edge of the plate member is at substantially the same level as the bottom surface of the floating main body, the length of the upper edge of the plate member being substantially the same as the length of the lower edge of the side surface of the floating main body,
- wherein the plate member reduces wave induced oscillations of the stationary floating body.
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