Laboratory for Ship and Platform Flows
Department of
Mechanical Engineering
Ships have been engaged in
maritime trade, national defense and leisure for millennia. Their hydrodynamic
performance and design is an age-old problem in naval architecture, yet it
still presents numerous challenges to the marine hydrodynamics community. Research at the LSPF focuses on the modeling
of free surface flows past conventional and high-speed vessels and the
estimation of their resistance and seakeeping in deep and shallow waters.
Recent studies have concentrated on the coupling of hydrodynamic simulations
with modern optimal control theory for the minimization of the motions and the
fuel efficient navigation of high-performance and conventional vessels in a
stochastic environment. These studies encompass the development of analytical
and computational techniques, including the use of the state-of-the-art SWAN (ShipWaveANalysis) Software Suite.
The exploration and development
of large offshore hydrocarbon reservoirs in deep waters is a key activity of
the oil industry, presenting a host of technological challenges. Research at
the LSPF has concentrated upon the study of the hydrodynamics and dynamics of
novel deep-water offshore platform technologies. This includes studies of the
surface wave hydrodynamics of various concepts, the nonlinear statics and
dynamics of mooring, riser and tether systems in water depths up to 10,000 feet
and the response simulation of platform concepts in hostile weather
environments. Recent studies have concentrated on the development of floater
concepts for the support of wind turbines to be deployed in large scale
offshore wind farms in shallow and deep waters. These studies encompass the
development of analytical and computational techniques, including the use of
the state-of-the-art SML (Swim-Motion-Lines) and SWAN Software Suites.
Books
Readings in Marine Hydrodynamics. Volume published in
Honor of Professor J. Nicholas Newman. Paul D. Sclavounos,
Editor.
Recent Publications
Sclavounos, P.
D. (2018). Artificial
Intelligence Machine Learning in Marine Hydrodynamics. Slide
Presentation.
Sclavounos, P.
D. (2012). The Nonlinear Impulse of Ocean Waves on Floating
Bodies. Journal of Fluid Mechanics,
Vol. 697, pp. 316-335.
Sclavounos, P.
D. (2011). Modeling, Valuation and Risk Management of Assets
and Derivatives in Energy and Shipping. Laboratory for
Ship and Platform Flows. Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Sclavounos, P.
D. (2011). Karhunen-Loeve Representation of Stochastic Ocean Waves. Proceedings of the Royal
Society A, forthcoming.
Tsouroukdissian, A. R., Fisas,
A., Pratts, P. (ALSTOM) and Sclavounos, P. D. (MIT)
(2011). Floating
Offshore Wind Turbines: Concept Analysis. American Wind Energy
Association WINDPOWER 2011 Conference and Exhibition,
Sclavounos, P.
D. (2010). A Fluid Impulse Theory for the Nonlinear Loads, Responses and
Stability of Ships and Floating Structures in Steep Random Waves. Technical
Report. Laboratory for Ship and Platform Flows. Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Sclavounos, P.
D., Lee, S., DiPietro, J., Potenza, G., Caramuscio, P. and De Michele G. (2010). Floating Offshore
Wind Turbines: Tension Leg Platform and Taught Leg Buoy Concepts Supporting 3-5
MW Wind Turbines. European Wind Energy Conference EWEC 2010,
Sclavounos, P.
D. and Ellefsen, P. E. (2009). Multi-Factor Model of Correlated
Commodity-Forward Curves for Crude Oil and Shipping Markets. Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. Working paper. Center for Energy and Environmental
Policy Research (CEEPR).
Sclavounos, P.
D., Tracy, C. and Lee, S. (2008). Floating Offshore Wind Turbines: Responses in
a Seastate, Pareto Optimal Designs and Economic Assessment. Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Conference
OMAE 2008, Lisbon, Portugal.
Sclavounos, P.
D., Thomas, B. S. and Ulusoy, T. (2006). Optimal Ship
Maneuvering and Seakeeping by Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) Controllers. 26th
Naval Hydrodynamics Conference,
Thomas,
B. S. and Sclavounos, P. D. (2006). Optimal Control
Theory Applied to Ship Maneuvering in Restricted Waters. To appear in Readings in Marine Hydrodynamics, Volume
to be Published in Honor of Professor J. Nicholas Newman. Paul D. Sclavounos, Editor.
Chatzakis,
Wayman,
E. N. and Sclavounos, P. D. (MIT), Butterfield, S.,
Jonkman, J. and Musial, W. (NREL)
(2006). Coupled Dynamic Modeling of Floating Wind Turbine Systems. Offshore
Technology Conference (OTC),
Sclavounos, P.
D. and Wayman, E. N. (MIT), Butterfield, S., Jonkman, J. and Musial, W. (NREL) (2006). Floating Wind Turbine
Concepts. European Wind Energy Association Conference (EWAC),
Jonkman,
J. and Sclavounos, P. D. (2006). Development of Fully
Coupled Aeroelastic and Hydrodynamic Models for
Offshore Wind Turbines. AIAA Conference,
Sclavounos, P.
D. (2005). Nonlinear Particle Kinematics of Ocean Waves. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 540, pp. 133-142.
Lee, K.,
Sclavounos, P. D. and Wayman, E. N. (2005). Floating
Wind Turbines. 20th Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies -
Withee, J. E.
and Sclavounos, P. D. (2004). Fully Coupled Dynamic
Analysis of a Floating Wind Turbine System. 8th World Renewable
Energy Congress,
Sclavounos,
P.D., Purvin, S., Talha, U.
and Kim, S. (2003). Simulation Based Resistance and Seakeeping Performance of
High-Speed Monohull and Multihull Vessels Equipped
With Motion Control Lifting Appendages. Keynote Lecture, FAST 2003 Conference ,
Ichia
Li, Y.
and Sclavounos, P. D. (2002). Nonlinear
Three-Dimensional Solitary Waves Generated by High-Speed Vessels Advancing in
Shallow Waters. Journal of Fluid Mechanics,
Vol. 470, pp. 383-410.
Kim S.
and Sclavounos, P. D. (2001). Fully Coupled Response
Simulations of Theme Offshore Structures in Water Depths of Up to 10,000 Feet.
11th ISOPE Conference,