Evaluation of the Possibility of Increasing the Energy Absorption Efficiency of Fender Devices Using the Example of Cylindrical Fenders with Additional Structural Elements Applied
The providers of transport services in ports must ensure there is adequate protection of the quays against the hulls of vessels. Highly elastic fenders mounted on the wharfs or on the hulls of vessels are used to absorb the energy of an impact. The structure of the fender, and the highly elastic mat...
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| description | The providers of transport services in ports must ensure there is adequate protection of the quays against the hulls of vessels. Highly elastic fenders mounted on the wharfs or on the hulls of vessels are used to absorb the energy of an impact. The structure of the fender, and the highly elastic material used to make it, are designed to ensure the highest possible absorption energy with minimized reaction force. In this work, the efficiency of energy absorption by cylindrical fenders into which additional structural elements were introduced in the form of holes of various diameters, was determined numerically using the finite element method. It was found that the features of such structural elements affect the efficiency of their energy absorption. In order to confirm the accuracy of the numerical calculations, they were verified based on experimental determination of the functional parameters of the cylindrical fenders. The reaction force and absorption energy values determined numerically and experimentally for the cylindrical fender were shown to be consistent. The verified numerical calculation methodology was used to evaluate the energy absorption efficiency and the reaction force in cylindrical fenders with additional structural elements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a1fe8865a7c45fcabc6caadb440efbf2023-11-16T16:33:35ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-01-01163116510.3390/en16031165Evaluation of the Possibility of Increasing the Energy Absorption Efficiency of Fender Devices Using the Example of Cylindrical Fenders with Additional Structural Elements AppliedJoanna Tuleja0Katarzyna Kędzierska1Mariusz Sowa2Przemysław Galor3Faculty of Economics and Transport Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, 70-507 Szczecin, PolandFaculty of Economics and Transport Engineering, Maritime University of Szczecin, 70-507 Szczecin, PolandManagement Institute, University of Szczecin, 71-004 Szczecin, PolandGalor.eu, 71-015 Szczecin, PolandThe providers of transport services in ports must ensure there is adequate protection of the quays against the hulls of vessels. Highly elastic fenders mounted on the wharfs or on the hulls of vessels are used to absorb the energy of an impact. The structure of the fender, and the highly elastic material used to make it, are designed to ensure the highest possible absorption energy with minimized reaction force. In this work, the efficiency of energy absorption by cylindrical fenders into which additional structural elements were introduced in the form of holes of various diameters, was determined numerically using the finite element method. It was found that the features of such structural elements affect the efficiency of their energy absorption. In order to confirm the accuracy of the numerical calculations, they were verified based on experimental determination of the functional parameters of the cylindrical fenders. The reaction force and absorption energy values determined numerically and experimentally for the cylindrical fender were shown to be consistent. The verified numerical calculation methodology was used to evaluate the energy absorption efficiency and the reaction force in cylindrical fenders with additional structural elements.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/3/1165finite element methodfenderoffshore wind turbinesustainable developmentabsorption energyreaction force |
| spellingShingle | Joanna Tuleja Katarzyna Kędzierska Mariusz Sowa Przemysław Galor Evaluation of the Possibility of Increasing the Energy Absorption Efficiency of Fender Devices Using the Example of Cylindrical Fenders with Additional Structural Elements Applied Energies finite element method fender offshore wind turbine sustainable development absorption energy reaction force |
| title | Evaluation of the Possibility of Increasing the Energy Absorption Efficiency of Fender Devices Using the Example of Cylindrical Fenders with Additional Structural Elements Applied |
| title_full | Evaluation of the Possibility of Increasing the Energy Absorption Efficiency of Fender Devices Using the Example of Cylindrical Fenders with Additional Structural Elements Applied |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the Possibility of Increasing the Energy Absorption Efficiency of Fender Devices Using the Example of Cylindrical Fenders with Additional Structural Elements Applied |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the Possibility of Increasing the Energy Absorption Efficiency of Fender Devices Using the Example of Cylindrical Fenders with Additional Structural Elements Applied |
| title_short | Evaluation of the Possibility of Increasing the Energy Absorption Efficiency of Fender Devices Using the Example of Cylindrical Fenders with Additional Structural Elements Applied |
| title_sort | evaluation of the possibility of increasing the energy absorption efficiency of fender devices using the example of cylindrical fenders with additional structural elements applied |
| topic | finite element method fender offshore wind turbine sustainable development absorption energy reaction force |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/3/1165 |
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