Test equipment capable of reproducing deep sea storm environment

By combining atmospheric boundary layer wind tunnel and deep-water pool testing equipment, the problem of accuracy in simulating the combined effects of wind and waves on marine engineering structures was solved, enabling precise experimental simulation of marine engineering structures under the combined effects of wind and waves and improving design accuracy.

CN223856686UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-30DALIAN UNIV OF TECH
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Application Number
CN202520419732.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2025-03-04
Filing Date
2025-03-11
Publication Date
2026-01-30
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-11

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Technical Problem

Existing physical model experiments for marine engineering structures are insufficient to accurately simulate the coupling effects of various environmental loads such as wind, waves, and currents, resulting in deviations between experimental results and actual working conditions.

Method used

The experimental equipment combines an atmospheric boundary layer wind tunnel with a deep water pool. It uses an L-shaped wave generator and a wave-dissipating platform to synchronously reproduce ocean waves and sea winds. It also combines a floating pool bottom and a trailer system to conduct multidisciplinary experiments and simulate complex combined wind and wave effects.

Benefits of technology

It has enabled precise experimental simulation of marine engineering structures under the combined action of wind and waves, improved design accuracy, and can predict the coupled motion response of deep-water floating structures.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses test equipment capable of reproducing a deep sea storm environment, and relates to the technical field of deep sea engineering. Comprising a wind tunnel located above a deepwater experiment pool and used for generating a wind field to simulate atmospheric boundary layer wind; the upper layer of the wind tunnel is provided with a plurality of wind generating devices, and the corners of the wind tunnel are provided with guide plates. The L-shaped wave making equipment is used for generating multidirectional ocean waves to simulate regular waves and irregular waves with different angles, different wave heights and periods; the wave dissipation platform is arranged opposite to the L-shaped wave making equipment and is used for eliminating reflected waves; the floating tank bottom is positioned in the deepwater experiment water tank and is used for simulating different experiment water depths; the trailer system is installed on the surface of the upper portion of the deepwater experiment pool and used for fixing or dragging an experiment model and installing an experiment measuring instrument. According to the utility model, the atmospheric boundary layer wind tunnel is combined with the deep pool, so that synchronous laboratory reproduction of sea waves and sea wind can be realized, and the effect of the ocean engineering structure can be accurately simulated.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to deep sea engineering technical field, concretely relates to a kind of test equipment of reproducible deep sea wind and wave environment. BACKGROUND

[0002] Offshore wind turbine and ocean platform and other marine engineering structures are important engineering equipment for marine resource development, which faces the complex coupling effect of wind, wave, current and other environmental loads during operation, which has important influence on the safety and stability of the structure. Therefore, before the construction of marine engineering structures, the dynamic response under various loads must be determined to ensure the rationality of design and the safety of operation. At present, the research on marine engineering structures mainly relies on physical model experiment, which can provide intuitive and reliable data support.

[0003] When carrying out physical model experiment, it is urgent to simulate the effect of wind, wave, current and other environmental loads on the structure at the same time to improve the accuracy and reliability of simulation results. At present, physical model experiment in the field of marine engineering is mainly carried out in experimental pool or water tank. For the simulation of wind load, a common way is to equivalent the effect of wind as constant load (i.e. direct force), which is simple and easy to implement, but cannot accurately reflect the dynamic characteristics of actual wind field. Another way is to use axial flow fan array to face the model, which can produce certain wind field effect, but still has certain limitations, especially cannot simulate atmospheric boundary layer wind profile, resulting in deviation between experimental results and actual working conditions.

[0004] Wave load simulation is generated by wave maker in pool or water tank. However, traditional water tank wave maker can usually only generate unidirectional regular or irregular waves, and cannot completely simulate multidirectional irregular waves in real marine environment. In addition, the coupling effect between wind, wave and current is extremely complex in actual marine environment, and existing experimental equipment and methods still face great challenges in simulating these coupling effects. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims at providing a kind of test equipment of reproducible deep sea wind and wave environment, which combines atmospheric boundary layer wind tunnel with deep water pool, can realize laboratory synchronous reproduction of sea wave and sea wind, and precise experimental simulation of the effect on marine engineering structure.

[0006] To achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme of the present application is as follows: a kind of test equipment of reproducible deep sea wind and wave environment, including deep water experimental pool, wind tunnel, L type wave making equipment, wave absorbing platform, floating pool bottom, trailer system;

[0007] The wind tunnel is located above a deep water experimental pool and is used to generate a wind field simulating an atmospheric boundary layer wind; a plurality of wind generating devices are arranged on the upper layer of the wind tunnel, and a flow guide plate is arranged at the corner of the wind tunnel;

[0008] The L-shaped wave generating device is arranged on both sides of the deep water experimental pool and is used to generate multi-directional ocean waves simulating regular waves, irregular waves with different angles, different wave heights and periods;

[0009] The wave absorbing platform is arranged on both sides of the deep water experimental pool and is arranged opposite to the L-shaped wave generating device and is used to absorb reflected waves;

[0010] The floating pool bottom is located in the deep water experimental pool and is used to simulate different experimental water depths; a rotating platform is arranged in the middle of the floating pool bottom;

[0011] The trailer system is installed on the upper surface of the deep water experimental pool and is used to fix or tow experimental models and install experimental measuring instruments.

[0012] As a preferred solution, the crane system is located above the deep water experimental pool and is used to hoist experimental models or local wind generating devices.

[0013] As a preferred solution, the wind field generated by the wind generating device is changed in direction by the flow guide plate and is blown out from below the wind tunnel and above the deep water experimental pool.

[0014] As a preferred solution, the trailer system is installed on the trailer track, and the trailer track is arranged on a layer of ground above the L-shaped wave generating device and the wave absorbing platform on both sides.

[0015] As a preferred solution, the floating pool bottom moves up and down along the guide blocks on both sides.

[0016] As a preferred solution, the rotating platform is connected with an underwater hydraulic motor and is used to realize rotation of the experimental model.

[0017] As a preferred solution, the floating pool bottom is in contact with a plurality of support rods below when it is at the lowest position.

[0018] As a preferred solution, the crane system is a steel truss structure and is located on a layer of ground.

[0019] The above technical solutions can achieve the following technical effects: the atmospheric boundary layer wind tunnel is combined with the deep water pool, the laboratory synchronous reproduction of sea waves and sea wind can be realized, the precise experimental simulation of the effect of marine engineering structure can be realized, the limitation of currently focusing on single factor effect is broken, the experimental simulation capability of wind-wave combined effect is realized, the coupling motion response prediction of deep water floating structure system is realized, the dynamic load effect simulation of near-shallow sea structure is realized, and the design precision is significantly improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Fig. 1 It is a profile diagram of a test equipment which can reproduce deep sea wind and wave environment;

[0021] Fig. 2 It is a side view diagram of a test equipment which can reproduce deep sea wind and wave environment;

[0022] Fig. 3 It is a plane diagram of a test equipment which can reproduce deep sea wind and wave environment;

[0023] The serial number in the figure is explained as follows: 1. deep water experimental pool; 21. wind making device; 22. guide plate; 31. L-shaped wave making device; 32. wave absorbing platform; 41. floating pool bottom; 42. rotating platform; 51. trailer track; 52. trailer system; 6. crane system. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The principles of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to several example embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. Although the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the description of the embodiments is only to enable those skilled in the art to better understand and implement the present disclosure, and not to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way.

[0025] As Figs. 1-3 shown, the present embodiment provides a test equipment which can reproduce deep sea wind and wave environment, comprising a deep water experimental pool 1, a wind tunnel, an L-shaped wave making device 31, a wave absorbing platform 32, a floating pool bottom 41, a trailer system 52 and a crane system 6.

[0026] The wind tunnel is located above the deep water experimental pool 1, and a plurality of wind making devices 21 are arranged on the upper layer of the wind tunnel, and the wind generated thereby is guided by the guide plates 22 at the corners of the wind tunnel to form an up-down circulation, so as to generate a high-quality wind field for simulating atmospheric boundary layer wind.

[0027] The wave making devices on the adjacent two sides of the deep water experimental pool 1 are arranged in an L shape, and the wave absorbing platforms 32 are installed on the other two sides, and the L-shaped wave making device 31 simulates regular waves and irregular waves of different angles, different wave heights and periods by inputting different wave making parameters; the wave absorbing platform 32 eliminates the influence of reflected waves.

[0028] The water depth of the deep water experimental pool can be adjusted, and different experimental water depths are simulated by the lifting of the floating pool bottom 41, and when the water depth of the floating pool bottom 41 is adjusted, the up-down movement along the guide blocks on the two sides is prevented from being stuck. The rotating platform 42 is arranged in the middle of the floating pool bottom 41, and the rotating platform is connected with an underwater hydraulic motor for rotating the experimental model.

[0029] A layer of ground above the L-type wave making device 31 and the wave absorbing platform 32 is provided with trailer tracks 51 on both sides, and a trailer system 52 is installed on the upper part of the tracks 51, which can provide a reliable experimental platform for completing multidisciplinary experimental research. The trailer system 52 mainly includes a main trailer, a sub-trailer, experimental auxiliary tools, a control system and the like. According to experimental requirements, two degrees of freedom movement can be realized, which can be used for fixing or towing experimental models or installing experimental measuring instruments.

[0030] The crane system 6 is located directly above the deep water experimental pool 1 and the top of the first layer of the experimental system, and is a steel truss structure, which can be used for lifting experimental models or local wind making equipment.

[0031] The above description is only an optional embodiment of the present disclosure and is not used to limit the present disclosure. The present disclosure can have various modifications and changes for those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure shall be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0032] Although the claims in the present application have been made with respect to specific combinations of features, it should be understood that the scope of the present disclosure also includes any novel feature or any novel combination of features disclosed herein, explicitly or implicitly or any generalization thereof, whether or not it is involved in the same solution as any of the presently claimed claims.

Claims

1. A test apparatus capable of reproducing a deep sea wind wave environment, characterized by, The deep water experimental pool, the wind tunnel, the L-shaped wave making device, the wave absorbing platform, the floating pool bottom and the trailer system are included. The wind tunnel is located above the deep water experimental pool and is used for generating wind field to simulate atmospheric boundary layer wind. A plurality of wind making devices are arranged on the upper layer of the wind tunnel, and a flow guide plate is arranged at the corner of the wind tunnel. The L-shaped wave making device is located on both sides of the deep water experimental pool and is used for generating multi-directional ocean waves to simulate regular waves and irregular waves with different angles, different wave heights and different periods. The wave absorbing platform is located on both sides of the deep water experimental pool and is arranged opposite to the L-shaped wave making device and is used for absorbing reflected waves. The floating pool bottom is located in the deep water experimental pool and is used for simulating different experimental water depths.

2. The test apparatus of claim 1, wherein, A rotating platform is arranged in the middle of the floating pool bottom.

3. The test apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The trailer system is installed on the upper surface of the deep water experimental pool and is used for fixing or pulling experimental models and installing experimental measuring instruments.

4. The test apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The crane system is located above the deep water experimental pool and is used for hoisting experimental models or local wind making devices.

5. The test apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The wind field generated by the wind making device is changed in direction by the flow guide plate and is blown out from below the wind tunnel and above the deep water experimental pool.

6. The test apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The trailer system is installed on the trailer track, and the trailer track is arranged on the ground above the L-shaped wave making device and the wave absorbing platform on both sides.

7. The test apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The floating pool bottom moves up and down along the guide blocks on both sides.

8. The test apparatus of claim 2, wherein, The rotating platform is connected with the underwater hydraulic motor and is used for rotating the experimental model. When the floating pool bottom is at the lowest position, it is in contact with the plurality of supporting rods below. The crane system is a steel truss structure and is located on the ground.