Research Article

Structural Reliability Based Dynamic Positioning of Turret-Moored FPSOs in Extreme Seas

Table 1

The data of the FPSO and mooring lines.

NameValue

Ship length310.0 m
Waterline length296.0 m
Ship width47.2 m
Draft18.9 m
Water depth500 m
Mooring line length1000 m
Elastic modulus1.868 * 108 N
Displacement240869 t
Metacentric height6.6 m
Waterline coefficient0.9164
Block coefficient0.85
Mooring line number8
Unit weight1088.6 N/m
Breaking strength3500 KN