Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University ›› 2023, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (6): 680-689.doi: 10.16183/j.cnki.jsjtu.2022.075

Special Issue: 《上海交通大学学报》2023年“船舶海洋与建筑工程”专题

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Collision Simulation Method and Protection Mechanism of Composite Fenders for Ships

LI Muzhi1,2, BAO Wenqian3, WANG Xiucheng3, ZHANG Yiming1,2, YUAN Yuchao1,2(), TANG Wenyong1,2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
    2. School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
    3. Marine Design and Research Institute of China, Shanghai 200011, China
  • Received:2022-03-21 Revised:2022-07-19 Accepted:2022-07-22 Online:2023-06-28 Published:2023-07-05
  • Contact: YUAN Yuchao E-mail:godyyc@sjtu.edu.cn.

Abstract:

Fenders play an important protective role in ship collisions, but there are few studies related to the collision simulation methods and the protection mechanism of composite fenders. First, aimed at the new composite fender design scheme proposed in this paper and based on the material properties exhibited in the test, low-density foam and hyperelastic models are selected to simulate the inner foam and outer polyurethane of the fender, respectively. Subsequently, for the hull-fender-quay collision problem, a multi-body geometry model is established and a collision simulation method is formed to analyze the fender protection mechanism from the perspective of energy conversion. It is proved that the composite material has a better protection effect on the hull structure than the rubber fender. Finally, the inner foam strength, hull stiffness, outer polyurethane thickness, and tensile strength of composite materials are varied to analyze the protection mechanism of composite materials respectively. The results show that the relative stiffness of the fender and the structure is the main factor affecting the protection performance. The inner foam of the composite fender is the main energy-absorbing structure, absorbing the kinetic energy of the hull through compression deformation to reduce the response of the structure, while the outer polyurethane mainly plays the role of protecting the core.

Key words: ship collision, numerical simulation, composite fenders, collision capability

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