This paper mainly studies the longitudinal motion prediction method and control technology of high-speed catamaran using the active hydrofoils. To establish the longitudinal motion equations of the ship basing on the 2.5D theory. Using the CFD software to obtain the hydrodynamic data of the hydrofoil. Bring the hydrodynamic expression of hydrofoils into the longitudinal motion equations of the ship. Predicting the longitudinal motion of High-speed catamaran before and after added the hydrofoils. A specific catamaran has been predicted with this approach, the result indicates this approach is workable and this prediction approach provides the theoretical basis for assessing the stabilization ability of appendages and possess the engineering practical value.

Floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels offer a cost-effective field development solution, especially in deepwater areas lacking an adequate pipeline network. Most FPSOs are permanently moored, i.e. the complete system is designed to withstand any kind of extreme environment at the field location. FPSOs that can be quickly disconnected from their moorings and risers have also been designed and deployed. The key feature of this type of disconnectable FPSO is that it can be disconnect and so avoid dangerous environmental conditions such as icebergs, hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and typhoons in the South China Sea. In this paper, the concept of disconnectable FPSOs for deepwater field development is presented. Key technologies and their engineering analyses are highlighted. The merits and demerits of disconnectable vs permanent FPSOs are then evaluated. The paper concludes that both permanent and disconnectable FPSOs are versatile floating systems and their selection depends on safety, technological, cost and operational considerations.

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The stress of a steel catenary riser (SCR) at touch-down zone (TDZ) is substantially affected by its interaction with the seabed. Based on the slender rod theory, the paper adopts a realistic nonlinear load-deflection (P-y) curve to simulate soil deformation and resistance force. This seabed model can better reflect the change of soil stiffness along the vertical direction. According to the P-y curve, the equivalent stiffness at different points are obtained by an iterative method. In order to add the soil resistance force to the equation of motion, the seabed force is multiplied by the shape function a(s) and integrated from 0 to L of an element length. This paper use Gauss integral method to get the seabed force. In fact, the element may be not entirely in contact with the seabed. Therefore, the first step is to get the contact point between element and soil, and then to determine the real integral range. Meanwhile, existing riser-soil models mostly take the support of the seabed as a horizontal plane. However, many SCRs are unavoidable to be laid on the irregular seabed. It makes the strength characteristics of riser flow-line more complicated. This paper has studied the effect of irregular seabed on riser stress. The results indicate that there is a stress peak value at the irregular seabed. This value is almost equal to the value at TDP.

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