Introduction
In the SAFE-FLOW project, a significant step was made in the development, benchmarking and validation of ComFLOW, a CFD code to compute non-linear wave loads on offshore structures (due to for instance green seas, wave impact loads and sloshing).
The objective of the overall SAFE-FLOW project was to develop guidance, calculation methods and risk assessment procedures for green water and wave impact loading. Beside the ComFLOW tool development, the Joint Industry Project therefore focussed on the physics of extreme waves, the resulting hydrodynamic loading & structural response and the related risk assessment procedures. The SAFE-FLOW project has 26 participants from all parts of the offshore industry.
Early 2004 SAFE-FLOW has been completed. However, a large number of participants indicated that they would like to proceed with the ComFLOW development. The research partners involved (University of Groningen/RuG, MARIN and FORCE Technology Norway, former CorrOcean), were also positive about a further extension of their co-operation.
Therefore, MARIN has been investigating a follow-up for the joint further development of ComFLOW. It will still have a clear research character (step by step discovery of new fields and thorough validation of results), but there will be a strong focus on the practicality of the developed tool as well. This project has the title ‘ComFLOW-2 initiative’.
In the SAFE-FLOW project, a significant step was made in the development, benchmarking and validation of ComFLOW, a CFD code to compute non-linear wave loads on offshore structures (due to for instance green seas, wave impact loads and sloshing).
The objective of the overall SAFE-FLOW project was to develop guidance, calculation methods and risk assessment procedures for green water and wave impact loading. Beside the ComFLOW tool development, the Joint Industry Project therefore focussed on the physics of extreme waves, the resulting hydrodynamic loading & structural response and the related risk assessment procedures. The SAFE-FLOW project has 26 participants from all parts of the offshore industry.
Early 2004 SAFE-FLOW has been completed. However, a large number of participants indicated that they would like to proceed with the ComFLOW development. The research partners involved (University of Groningen/RuG, MARIN and FORCE Technology Norway, former CorrOcean), were also positive about a further extension of their co-operation.
Therefore, MARIN has been investigating a follow-up for the joint further development of ComFLOW. It will still have a clear research character (step by step discovery of new fields and thorough validation of results), but there will be a strong focus on the practicality of the developed tool as well. This project has the title ‘ComFLOW-2 initiative’.
Objective
To develop a dedicated and well validated numerical tool for the offshore industry to study complex free surface problems, which is flexible in its application and has a coupling possibility to the other tools of participants
To develop a dedicated and well validated numerical tool for the offshore industry to study complex free surface problems, which is flexible in its application and has a coupling possibility to the other tools of participants