TY - JOUR
T1 - Composite Springs for Mooring Tensioners
T2 - A Systematic Review of Material Selection, Fatigue Performance, Manufacturing, and Applications
AU - Cai, Yuanzhen
AU - Bazli, Milad
AU - Basnayake, Asanka P.
AU - Veidt, Martin
AU - Heitzmann, Michael T.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Blue Economy CRC, established and supported under the Australian Government’s CRC Program, grant number CRC-20180101. The CRC Program supports industry-led collaborations between industry, researchers, and the community.
PY - 2022/9
Y1 - 2022/9
N2 - Ocean energy is an underutilized renewable energy source compared with hydropower and wind power. Therefore, the development of economical and efficient wave energy converters (WECs) is important and crucial for offshore power generation. The mooring tensioner is a critical device that can be used in point-absorber-type WECs, semisubmersible floats for oil and gas drilling, and floating wind turbines. A mooring tensioner is a system used to create, reduce, or maintain tension within the mooring lines by applying a force to the mooring line. Composite springs as mooring tensioners have several advantages compared to metal springs, such as corrosion resistance, high specific strain energy, appropriate fatigue performance, and the ability to flexibly adjust the spring constant without changing the overall dimensions. This paper reviews in detail the fatigue performance, seawater durability, and manufacturing methods of different composite materials as well as the current and potential applications of composites springs. In addition, recommendations for future research and opportunities for composite mooring tensioners are presented.
AB - Ocean energy is an underutilized renewable energy source compared with hydropower and wind power. Therefore, the development of economical and efficient wave energy converters (WECs) is important and crucial for offshore power generation. The mooring tensioner is a critical device that can be used in point-absorber-type WECs, semisubmersible floats for oil and gas drilling, and floating wind turbines. A mooring tensioner is a system used to create, reduce, or maintain tension within the mooring lines by applying a force to the mooring line. Composite springs as mooring tensioners have several advantages compared to metal springs, such as corrosion resistance, high specific strain energy, appropriate fatigue performance, and the ability to flexibly adjust the spring constant without changing the overall dimensions. This paper reviews in detail the fatigue performance, seawater durability, and manufacturing methods of different composite materials as well as the current and potential applications of composites springs. In addition, recommendations for future research and opportunities for composite mooring tensioners are presented.
KW - fatigue strength of composite material
KW - mooring tensioner
KW - seawater durability of composite material
KW - wave energy converter
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U2 - 10.3390/jmse10091286
DO - 10.3390/jmse10091286
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85138699249
SN - 2077-1312
VL - 10
SP - 1
EP - 34
JO - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
JF - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
IS - 9
M1 - 1286
ER -