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Lighter process location IJmuiden
The lighter location is close to the fairway to the locks and the lighter operation is therefore affected by passing ships. In the past mooring lines did break due to the effect of passing ships. This project is aiming to define safe passing speeds for large container vessels.
The forces on a moored coal carrier resulting from the passage of a container vessel have been simulated using the DELLPASS model of Delft University of Technology. The grid used for this simulation has been presented in the image above.
The results from DELLPASS (time series of forces and moments on the moored vessel) have been used as input for the TERMSIM model (MARIN, The Netherlands). With TERMSIM the individual mooring line and fender forces are calculated.
The results from these calculations are that low passing speeds (maximum 5 knots) are required to ensure safe lighter operations
Amsterdam Port Authority
Location
IJmuiden, The Netherlands
Date
2005
Services
Simulation of passing ship induced forces and resulting mooring line forces
Partners
Prof J.A. Pinkster (TU-Delft)
MARIN, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Schiehaven 13G, P.O. Box 91, 3000AB Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Phone +31 10 467 13 61. Fax +31 10 467 45 59
Internet: www.svasek.com. E-mail: info@svasek.com
