Mooring

Cables and anchors that hold a device in place.

A device’s mooring system typically consists of the cables and anchors used to hold the device in place, either floating along the surface or submerged within the water column. The function and type of mooring system is typically determined by a number of factors, including cost, site characteristics, and expected load. There are many similarities in the materials used in and the structural design of mooring systems used in the oil and gas, floating offshore wind energy, and marine renewable energy industries. Mooring chains or synthetic ropes may be anchored to the seafloor using suction anchors, driven piles, or gravity foundations.

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Marine Energy Documents Related to Mooring

Tethys Engineering is a knowledge hub that contains documents and resources about the technical aspects of marine energy development. The table below contains all of the documents in the Tethys Engineering Knowledge Base associated with Mooring.

Total: 424

Title Author Date Type of Content Technology Collection Method Engineering
Numerical simulations of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Substructure Galera-Calero, L., Blanco, J., Ocampo, R. Conference Paper Wave Test Center Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Wave Energy Converter mooring system: available solvers and model validation Paduano, B., Moscoloni, C., Fenu, B. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Mooring
Mechanical Reliability of Flexible Power Cables for Marine Energy Johannesson, P., Lang, X., Yang, S. Conference Paper Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Mooring
High-fidelity wave data from CoastScouts supporting WEC demonstration at Scripps Pier Bocking, B., Beatty, S., Behrens, J. Conference Paper Wave Modeling, Scale Device Mooring, Performance
Failure mechanics of rubber-belt and terminations for heaving wave-energy-convertors with rotary generators Halswell, P., Thies, P., Hagmuller, A. Conference Paper Wave Modeling, Test Center Mooring, Performance, Structural
Extreme responses of a hinged raft type wave energy convertor Tosdevin, T., Jin, S., Caio, A. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Effect of moorings on the efficiency of a floating Oscillating Water Column Device Konispoliatis, D., Mavrakos, A., Mavrakos, S. Conference Paper Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Mooring, Performance
Design optimization of a structurally flexible wave energy converter Berrier, A., DuPont, B. Conference Paper Wave Materials, Mooring, Structural
Experimental Validation of a State Space Model of a Moored Cuboid in Waves Fernandez, G., Pribadi, A., Wu, M. Conference Paper Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Round robin tests on a hinged raft wave energy converter Ohana, J., Gueydon, S., Judge, F. Conference Paper Wave Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Power Take Off
Wave buoys in current– experimental results and observations Draycott, S., Pillai, A., Gabl, R. Conference Paper Wave Modeling, Test Center Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Coupled global local modelling for dynamic submarine power cables Nicholls-Lee, R., Thies, P., Johanning, L. Conference Paper Lab Data, Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
Physical testing of a non-linear active damper developed for offshore renewable energy Khalid, F., Thies, P., Newsam, D. Conference Paper Lab Data, Modeling Mooring, Performance
A self-floating oscillating surge wave energy converter Li, Q., Mi, J., Li, X. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Wave Surge Converter Modeling Mooring, Performance
Renewable Wave Energy Potential for the Sustainable Offshore Oil Platforms in South China Sea Nizamani, Z, Na, L., Nakayama, A. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Mooring, Performance, Structural
Design and Analysis of a Mooring Buoy for a Floating Arrayed WEC Platform Boo, S., Shelley, S. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance, Substructure
Deliverable report D5.1: Review of foundation and mooring design tools for marine energy Bonar, P., Hussain, M. Report Mooring, Structural
IEC Technical Specification 62600-10:2021 - Part 10: Assessment of mooring system for marine energy converters (MECs) International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Guidance Current, Wave Mooring
Parametric study and optimization of a two-body wave energy converter Bao, X., Xiao, W., Li, S. Journal Article Wave Modeling, Test Center, Scale Device Hydrodynamics, Materials, Mooring, Performance, Structural, Substructure
Design and Analysis of a Mooring System for a Wave Energy Converter Depalo, F., Wang, S., Xu, S. Journal Article Wave Field Data, Lab Data, Modeling, Test Center Materials, Mooring, Performance, Structural
Wave Swell Energy Lessons Learnt: Report 2 Hunter, S. Report Wave, Oscillating Water Column Full Scale Mooring
Experimental analysis of wind thrust effects on the performance of a wave energy converter array adapted to a floating offshore platform Kamarlouei, M., Gaspar, J., Hallak, T. Book Chapter Wave Lab Data, Modeling Array Effects, Hydrodynamics, Materials, Mooring, Performance, Structural
Time-domain analysis of a bean-shaped multi-body floating wave energy converter with a hydraulic power take-off using WEC-Sim Sricharan, V., Chandrasekaran, S. Journal Article Wave, Attenuator Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Power Take Off, Structural
Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Hybrid Biophysical Approach to Wave Energy Extraction: Bio-Oscillator Hildebrand, T., Fischer, C., Relano, V. Journal Article Wave Modeling Materials, Mooring, Structural
Open center tidal turbine: How a new mooring system concept affects the performances Lo Zupone, G., Barbarelli, S., Liu, C. Journal Article Current, Kite, Tidal Modeling Mooring, Performance, Structural
DualSPHysics: from fluid dynamics to multiphysics problems Dominguez, J., Fourtakas, G., Altomare, C. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Performance
Mooring-Configurations Induced Decay Motions of a Buoy Jiang, C., Moctar, O., Schellin, T. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
General PacWave Presentation March 2021 Hellin, D. Presentation Wave Grid Integration, Mooring
Focused wave interactions with floating structures: a blind comparative study Ransley, E., Brown, S., Hann, M. Journal Article Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
A platform for Kuroshio Energy Harvesters Yeh, P-H., Tsai, S-Y., Chen, W-R. Journal Article Current, Ocean Current Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Substructure
Mooring Analysis of a Floating OWC Wave Energy Converter Pols, A., Gubesch, E., Abdussamie, N. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Mooring
Implementation and Verification of Cable Bending Stiffness in MoorDyn Hall, M., Sirnivas, S., Yu, Y-H. Conference Paper Wave Lab Data, Modeling Mooring
A Cyclic Macro-Element Framework for Consolidation-Dependent Three-Dimensional Capacity of Plate Anchors Silva, A., Diambra, A., Karamitros, D. Journal Article Current, Wave Modeling Mooring
System integration and coupled effects of an OWT/WEC device Zhao, C., Thies, P., Lars, J. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Modeling Hybrid Devices, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Mooring Angle Study of a Horizontal Rotor Wave Energy Converter Meng, Z., Liu, Y., Qin, J. Journal Article Wave Modeling Mooring
Posture Stabilization of Counter-rotating Propeller Type Tidal Stream Power Unit Moored with One Cable Murakami, T., Liu, P., Kanemoto, T. Journal Article Current, Axial Flow Turbine, Tidal Modeling Mooring, Structural
Wave Energy Converter Deployments at the Navy's Wave Energy Test Site: 2015‐2019 Cross, P., Rajagopalan, K. Journal Article Wave, Point Absorber Test Center Mooring
Motion Responses Analysis for Tidal Current Energy Platform: Quad-Spar and Catamaran Types Junianto, S., Mukhtasor, Prastianto, R. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Substructure
Round robin testing of synthetic fibre ropes for application in marine renewable energy Khalid, F., Halswell, P., Thies, P. Conference Paper Lab Data Materials, Mooring
Review of Wave Energy Converter and Design of Mooring System Qiao, D., Haider, R., Yan, J. Journal Article Wave Mooring
Experimental investigation on hybrid mooring systems for wave energy converters Xu, S., Wang, S., Soares, C. Journal Article Wave Modeling Mooring
Umbilical Fatigue Analysis for a Wave Energy Converter Ballard, B., Yu, Y., van Rig, J. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Mooring
Developing Screw Piles for Offshore Renewable Energy Application Brown, M., Davidson, C., Cerfontaine, B. Conference Paper Mooring
Wave energy converters in array configurations—Influence of interaction effects on the power performance and fatigue of mooring lines Yang, S., Ringsberg, J., Johnson, E. Journal Article Wave Modeling Array Effects, Mooring
Techno-Economic Modelling of Tidal Energy Converter Arrays in the Tacoma Narrows Topper, M., Olson, S., Roberts, J. Journal Article Current, Tidal Modeling Mooring
Analysis of a Floating Wave Energy Converter with Hydraulic Mechanical Power Take-Off Using WEC-Sim and Simscape Chandrasekaran, S., Sricharan, V. Conference Paper Wave, Point Absorber Modeling, Scale Device Array Effects, Mooring, Performance, Power Take Off
Experimental Validation and Comparison of Numerical Models for the Mooring System of a Floating Wave Energy Converter Paduano, B., Giorgi, G., Gomes, R. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Lab Data, Modeling, Scale Device Mooring
A Comparison of Numerical Approaches for the Design of Mooring Systems for Wave Energy Converters Touzon, I., Nava, V., de Miguel, B. Journal Article Wave, Oscillating Water Column Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring
The pitch vulnerability of a typical wave energy converter geometry based on Melnikov and Markov approaches Wang, H., Falzarano, J. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Structural
Analysis of a Gyroscopic-Stabilized Floating Offshore Hybrid Wind-Wave Platform Fenu, B., Attanasio, V., Casalone, P. Journal Article Wave Modeling Hybrid Devices, Hydrodynamics, Mooring, Substructure
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