Published: 19 October 2018

Stability analysis of differential scheme for dynamic equations of mooring cable system

Ruizhi Shi1
Suxia Zhang2
Xijun Liu3
Fujiang Cui4
Anqi Zhou5
1, 2, 3, 4, 5Department of Mechanics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300354, P. R. China
1, 2, 3, 4, 5Tianjin Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Control, Tianjin, 300354, P. R. China
Corresponding Author:
Suxia Zhang
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Abstract

The mooring cable system in plane motion can be modeled as two coupled partial differential equations, which can be numerical solved by finite difference method directly. The difference scheme is analyzed, and parameters selection for time-marching of displacement and velocity are deduced. The stability condition of the scheme is analyzed through Fourier series method, and parameters range which match stable scheme is given. Then, the parameters range is verified by a numerical example.

1. Introduction

Cable structure is widely used in engineering because of its light weight and good flexibility, and mooring cable system is one of them. It is necessary to analyze the dynamic characteristics and tension of the cable to ensure engineering safety.

In order to accurately analyze the characteristics of cable structure, a large number of scholars have studied a lot of cable models and calculation methods. In the 1980s, Irvine [1] systematically summarized the previous studies on the static and dynamic state of different cable structures. It had ignored nonlinear factors in previous studies. Later, when considering the great influence of nonlinear factors on the system motion, scholars gradually take the nonlinear factors in the study of dynamic cable models. Perkins et al. [2-4] derived the three-dimensional dynamic equation of the fixed elastic cable through Hamilton principle, and studied the motion along the tangential, normal and auxiliary normal direction of the cable respectively; Then based on this model, the resonance response of elastic cable in steady flow is studied; Later, a theoretical model for the vibration of floating body with cable was established. According to this model, Zhang Suxia et al. [5, 6] studied the tension characteristic and impact tension under taut-slack condition. This model for characterize the spatial dynamical motion of elastic cables is still used today.

When solving the coupled system of partial differential equations, the decoupling solution can be obtained by Galerkin method; Meanwhile, it also can be solved directly by finite element or finite difference method [7], and the difference scheme used in the finite difference method must be stable. Therefore, in this paper, the stability analysis of the difference scheme used to solve the dynamic equations of the mooring cable system is carried out, which in order to obtain the condition of the absolute stability of the scheme, and parameters of the time- marching function are determined.

2. Model

Dynamic equations of mooring cable system in plane can be written as [2]:

1
ρAU¨1=sP+EAε1+U1s-κU2-κP+EAεU2s+κU1 -ρ-ρwAglt+F1,ρAU¨2=sP+EAεU2s+κU1+κP+EAε1+U1s-κU2 -ρ-ρwAgln+F2,

where U1 and U2 represent tangential and normal displacement of the cable from static equilibrium respectively; s is the arc length coordinate of the unstretched cable; ρ is cable’s density, and ρw is fluid's density; A is the cross-sectional area; P is the pretension; E is the elastic modulus; κ is the curvature of the cable from static equilibrium; ε is the dynamic Lagrangian strain defined as Eq. (2); g is the gravitational acceleration; lt=sinθ and ln=cosθ are direction cosines, and θ is the angle between tangential direction of the cable equilibrium and horizontal direction based on absolute coordinates; F1 and F2 are tangential and normal restoring forces of the cable in motion, which can be approximated by Morrison formula as Eq. (3):

2
ε=U1s-κU2+12U1s-κU22+U2s+κU12,
3
F1=Catρwπd24U¨1+Cdtρwd2U˙1U˙1,F2=Canρwπd24U¨2+Cdnρwd2U˙2U˙2,

where Cat, Cdt, Can and Cdn are tangential and normal drag coefficients; d is the effective diameter of cable.

3. Numerical solution by finite difference method

The model is a problem of partial differential equations, which can be numerical solved by finite difference method.

3.1. Difference scheme and coefficient determination

The spatial differentiation can be obtained in reference [8]. Fourth-order formulas for first and second derivatives are expressed as Eq. (4), (5):

4
ujks=124Δs-5096-7232-6-6-2036-1222-16016-22-16016-2-212-362066-3272-9650uj-2kuj-1kujkuj+1kuj+2k+OΔs4,
5
2ujks2=124Δs290-308428-312122-2020-30-828-122-232-6032-2-232-6032-22-1228-8-3020-20122-312428-30890uj-2kuj-1kujkuj+1kuj+2k+OΔs4,

where k is the time coordinate and j is the spatial coordinate.

A time-marching algorithm for solution of the nodal displacement ujk and velocity vjk is expressed in reference [9] as Eq. (6), (7):

6
ujk+1=ujk+vjkΔt+12β1Δt2ajk+β2ajk+1,
7
vjk+1=vjk+12α1Δtajk+α2ajk+1.

The nodal acceleration ajk+1 at k+ 1 time point can be obtained by dynamic equations of the mooring cable system, while expressions on the right hand side of the equation are at k time point. Δt is the time step; α1, α2, β1 and β2 are weighting parameters, and the selection condition can be proposed by using the method of undetermined coefficients on second-order backwards differencing in time as Eq. (8):

8
2uk+1t2=uk+1t-uktΔt+OΔt=uk+1-ukΔt2-uk-uk-1Δt2+OΔt2.

Here is in the same spatial coordinate, so subscript can be omitted.

Substitute Eq. (6), (7) into Eq. (8) leads to Eq. (9):

9
2uk+1t2=12β1β2ak+1+12α1α2+β1-β2ak+12α1-β1ak-1+OΔt2.

Due to 2uk+1t2=ak+1, there are three conditions for selecting α1, α2, β1 and β2 as Eq. (10):

10
α1=β1,β1β2=2,α1α2+β1-β2=0.

3.2. Stability analysis of difference scheme

By using Fourier series method (Von Neumann method) [7], the stability condition for the above scheme is analyzed.

The magnitude of Δs is associated with the length of the mooring cable, therefore non-dimensional method is carried out for Eq. (1), let:

u^1=U1L, u^2=U2L, s^=sL, t^=t1sec, M=ρAL, P^=PML1 sec2,
E^=EρL21 sec2, κ^=κL, d^=dL, F^1=F1M1 sec2, F^2=F2M1 sec2,
Gt=ρ-ρwAgltM1 sec2, Gn=ρ-ρwAglnM1 sec2,

where L is the original length of the mooring cable; and M is the cable’s mass. For Fourier series method is effective only in the linear system, so linearize the equations is necessary. Through the cable static equilibrium, a relation equation between the pretension and the gravity can be obtained; then simplified coefficients of restoring forces are substituted by ξ:

P^s^=Gt, P^κ^=Gn, F^1=fu^˙12+ξ1u^¨1, F^2=fu^˙22+ξ2u^¨2,
ξ1=Catρwπd^24, ξ2=Canρwπd^24.

Finally, a non-dimensional linear difference scheme can be got:

11
1-ξ1u^¨1jk+1=E^+P^2u^1jks^2+P^s^u^1jks^-κ^2P^ u^1jk-2P^κ^+E^κ^u^2jks^ -P^κ^s^+E^κ^s^-κ^P^s^u^2jk,1-ξ2u^¨2jk+1=P^2u^2jks^2+P^s^u^2jks^-κ^2P^+E^ u^2jk+2P^κ^+E^κ^u^1jks^ +P^κ^s^+κ^P^s^u^1jk.

Substitute Eq. (4), (5) into Eq. (11), then the discrete Fourier Transform is used as Eq. (12):

12
u^k+1ζ=12πj=-e-ijζu^jk+1,

and derive out Eq. (13) to express u^ which increases with time changes:

13
u^1k+1ζu^2k+1ζ=Gu^1kζu^2kζ,

here, G is a two dimensional growth matrix as:

G=abcd,

where:

14
a=Δt21-ξ1E^+P^24Δs^2-8cosζ-42+72+P^s^124Δs^-8cosζ-4sinζ-κ^2P^,
15
b=Δt21-ξ1-2P^κ^+E^κ^24Δs^-8cosζ-4sinζ-P^κ^s^+E^κ^s^-κ^P^s^,
16
c=Δt21-ξ22P^κ^+E^κ^24Δs^-8cosζ-4sinζ+P^κ^s^+κ^P^s^,
17
d=Δt21-ξ2P^24Δs^2-8cosζ-42+72+P^s^124Δs^-8cosζ-4sinζ-κ^2P^+E^.

The eigenvalue equation is λ-aλ-d-bc= 0, also can be written as λ2-a+dλ+ad-bc= 0. For the difference scheme as Eq. (11) is absolutely stable, the eigenvalue must satisfy the following condition:

18
λ1.

This inequality can be separated two sets, one is:

19
a-d2+4bc<0ad-bc1,

and the other one is:

20
a-d2+4bc0a+d-ad+bc1a+d+ad-bc-1.

The difference scheme as Eq. (11) will be absolutely stable, if Δt^ and Δs^ satisfy either of Eq. (19), (20).

4. Numerical example

According to reference [10], structure parameters and environmental parameters of the mooring cable are taken as Table 1. The cable motion belongs to forced vibration, and there supposes a sine displacement excitation on the upper point of the cable.

Substitute parameters into Eqs. (14)-(17) and make judgments about Eqs. (19), (20).

The results show that a-d2+4bc 0 is always tenable, so Δt^ and Δs^ which match condition Eq. (19) are empty set. Δt^ and Δs^ which match condition Eq. (20) are shown in Fig. 1. Values range of Δt^ and Δs^ are from 0 to 1. Δs^ labels horizontal axis of the figure, and Δt^ marks the vertical axis. The difference scheme will be absolutely stable, if Δt^ and Δs^ are in the red area. The three black lines along the border of red area are condition Eq. (20) when the two sides are equal. If Δt^ and Δs^ are out of the red area, the result may be divergent.

Table 1Structure parameters and environmental parameters of the mooring cable

Parameter
Data
Parameter
Data
Original length L (m)
1400
Fluid’s density ρw (kg⋅m-3)
1000
Effective diameter d (m)
0.12
Tangential drag coefficients Cat
1
Linear density ρA (kg⋅m-1)
70.37
Tangential drag coefficients Cdt
0.05
Cross-sectional area A (m2)
0.0113
Normal drag coefficients Can
1
Elastic modulus EA (kN)
136064
Normal drag coefficients Cdn
1.2
Horizontal pretension at upper point P0 (N)
8.5985×105
Vertical pretension
at upper point V (N)
1.29574×106

Fig. 1Δt^ and Δs^ which match condition Eq. (20)

Δt^ and Δs^ which match condition Eq. (20)

Extract two sets of data, respectively in and out of the red area, for numerical solution of dynamic equations of mooring cable system. The results are shown in Fig. 2.

The time histories of tangential and normal displacement at 700 m point are shown in Fig. 2(a), (b). In these results, Δt^= 0.001 and Δs^= 1/280 are selected form the stable area, and we can get stable numerical solution. When Δt^= 0.01 and Δs^= 1/280, the results are divergent shown as Fig. 2(c), (d). That means the value selection must from the stable area, then convergent results can be got.

Furthermore, the numerical solution is more accurate if Δt^ and Δs^ are smaller. This difference scheme is absolutely stable only in linear system or some weak nonlinear system, so it’s better to solve nonlinear stability without linearization if nonlinear terms have strong effect of results.

Fig. 2Numerical solution of dynamic equations of mooring cable system at Δs^= 1/280: a) tangential displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.001, b) normal displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.001, c) tangential displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.01, d) normal displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.01

Numerical solution of dynamic equations of mooring cable system at Δs^= 1/280:  a) tangential displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.001, b) normal displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.001, c) tangential displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.01, d) normal displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.01

a)

Numerical solution of dynamic equations of mooring cable system at Δs^= 1/280:  a) tangential displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.001, b) normal displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.001, c) tangential displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.01, d) normal displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.01

b)

Numerical solution of dynamic equations of mooring cable system at Δs^= 1/280:  a) tangential displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.001, b) normal displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.001, c) tangential displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.01, d) normal displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.01

c)

Numerical solution of dynamic equations of mooring cable system at Δs^= 1/280:  a) tangential displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.001, b) normal displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.001, c) tangential displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.01, d) normal displacement at 700 m point Δt^= 0.01

d)

5. Conclusions

The mooring cable system in plane motion is modeled as two coupled partial differential equations, which can be numerical solved by finite difference method without decoupling. This numerical method needs the difference scheme is stable and parameters selection is reasonable. Through the calculation and analysis, conclusions are obtained as follow:

1) Three conditions of time-marching parameters are derived, which used for displacement and velocity in the same space point, and second order accuracy can be satisfied to describe acceleration under these conditions;

2) The stability of the dimensionless linear difference scheme is analyzed by using Fourier series method, and conditions of the stability are obtained. Through a numerical example, the results show that the difference scheme can be stable under the linear system, and accurate numerical solutions can be obtained. However, in the nonlinear system, the influence of nonlinear terms should be considered.

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About this article

Received
04 October 2018
Accepted
09 October 2018
Published
19 October 2018
SUBJECTS
Mathematical models in engineering
Keywords
mooring cable system
finite difference method
difference scheme
stability condition
Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51479136), the Project of Tianjin Municipal Transportation Commission (2018B-33), the Project of Tianjin Natural Science Foundation (17JCYBJC18700).