CFD Simulation Approach for Semisubmersible Response in Waves Based on Advanced Techniques

All floating structures react different to sea currents and waves and the commonly asked question is how to understand, simplify and make distinction of structure according to the operational challenges. The main objective of this paper is to determine the response of a three column semisubmersible platform as used by WindFloat project with available CFD software: CFX and Fluent. The WindFloat created by PowerPrinciple is presented and the present study will consider only the semisubmersible.