Wind Loads |
 
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Wind Loads |
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Vessel wind loads are calculated using:
(1)
where:
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, 
and 
are the wind coefficients in surge, sway and yaw respectively for an equivalent wind incidence of 
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is the air density
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is the transverse area of the vessel which is exposed to wind action
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is the longitudinal area of the vessel which is exposed to wind action
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is the equivalent wind velocity
The equivalent wind incidence 
is obtained using:
(2)
where:
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is the (global) wind velocity
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is the wind direction as defined in the Wind and Current Directions figure.
The equivalent wind velocity 
is given by:
(3)
•*MOORED VESSEL is used to define a moored vessel and its associated properties. Specifically, the TYPE=GEOM inputs are used to specify vessel geometrical data such as draft, beam, length between perpendiculars etc.
•*WIND is used to specify wind loading.
•*WIND COEFF is used to specify wind coefficients used to determine the wind loading on a floating body or moored vessel.
If you would like to see an example of how these keywords are used in practice, refer to D01 - Moored Vessel