Design of offshore drilling equipment is a task that involves not only analysis of strict machine specifications and safety requirements but also consideration of changeable weather conditions and harsh environment. These challenges call for a multidisciplinary approach and make the design process complex. Various modeling software products are currently available to aid design engineers in their effort to test and redesign equipment before it is manufactured. However, given the number of available modeling tools and methods, the choice of the proper modeling methodology becomes not obvious and – in some cases – troublesome. Therefore, we present a comparative analysis of two popular approaches used in modeling and simulation of mechanical systems: multibody and analytical modeling. A gripper arm of the offshore vertical pipe handling machine is selected as a case study for which both models are created. In contrast to some other works, the current paper shows verification of both systems by benchmarking their simulation results against each other. Such criteria as modeling effort and results accuracy are evaluated to assess which modeling strategy is the most suitable given its eventual application.
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8 June 2016
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF NUMERICAL ANALYSIS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS 2015 (ICNAAM 2015)
22–28 September 2015
Rhodes, Greece
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June 08 2016
Comparative analysis of numerical models of pipe handling equipment used in offshore drilling applications Available to Purchase
Witold Pawlus;
Witold Pawlus
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Morten K. Ebbesen;
Morten K. Ebbesen
Department of Engineering Sciences,
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Michael R. Hansen;
Michael R. Hansen
Department of Engineering Sciences,
University of Agder
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Martin Choux;
Martin Choux
Department of Engineering Sciences,
University of Agder
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Geir Hovland
Geir Hovland
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Witold Pawlus
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Department of Engineering Sciences,
University of Agder
, PO Box 509, N-4898 Grimstad, Norway
Morten K. Ebbesen
Department of Engineering Sciences,
University of Agder
, PO Box 509, N-4898 Grimstad, Norway
Michael R. Hansen
Department of Engineering Sciences,
University of Agder
, PO Box 509, N-4898 Grimstad, Norway
Martin Choux
Department of Engineering Sciences,
University of Agder
, PO Box 509, N-4898 Grimstad, Norway
Geir Hovland
Department of Engineering Sciences,
University of Agder
, PO Box 509, N-4898 Grimstad, Norway
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AIP Conf. Proc. 1738, 370013 (2016)
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Witold Pawlus, Morten K. Ebbesen, Michael R. Hansen, Martin Choux, Geir Hovland; Comparative analysis of numerical models of pipe handling equipment used in offshore drilling applications. AIP Conf. Proc. 8 June 2016; 1738 (1): 370013. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4952158
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