HAWAI JIP
Description
While for oil there has been a trend towards ever deeper water in recent years, the trend for offshore LNG terminals seemed to be the exact opposite: they are planned in ever shallower water and then also combined with fairly severe weather conditions. Projects research work showed that the problems that emerge at these types of 'nearshore' terminals are (at the very least) just as complex as deepwater problems. Indeed, in shallow-water waters, there are low-frequency waves (such as 'set-down' or 'surfbeat') that can bump the moored LNG carrier around the mooring system's own frequency. This can cause major problems in the movements and loads in the mooring system.
Solving these problems requires the knowledge of both offshore designers, wave experts (coastal engineers) and hydrodynamicists (who look at wave loads and ship movements). This is why MARIN initiated the 'HAWAI' Joint Industry Project (sHAllow WAter Initiative) several years ago. It was a collaboration with SBM Offshore, Bureau Veritas and Deltares (Delft Hydraulics Laboratory). The approach was so appealing that over 30 companies decided to participate. The lecture will provide an overview of this important international project and insight into the problems that were discovered and solved.
SPECIAL
A sandwich meal will take place before the lecture. This will start at 18:00.
The drinks afterwards will be held at café 'De Posthoorn' on the Lange Voorhout.
The pre-lecture sandwich meal and the drinks afterwards will be offered by MARIN
Speaker(s)
Olaf Waals, Senior Project Manager at MARIN.
Location
KIVI NIRIA building, Prinsessegracht 23
The Hague
Organiser
Offshore Technology
Name and contact details for information
Information from ir J.F.P. Schönfeld, at the e-mail address below or by phone: 079-3423443 or 06-46186336.