FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Experimental study of hard marine growth effect on the hydrodynamical behaviour of a submarine cable BT AF Marty, Antoine Berhault, Christian Damblans, Guillaume Facq, Jean-Valery Gaurier, Benoit Germain, Gregory Soulard, T. Schoefs, Franck AS 1:1;2:2;3:2;4:1;5:1;6:1;7:3;8:4; FF 1:PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM;2:;3:;4:PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM;5:PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM;6:PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM;7:;8:; C1 Ifremer, Marine Structure Laboratory, 150 Quai Gambetta 62200 Boulogne sur Mer, France France Energies Marines, 525 Avenue Alexis de Rochon, 29280 Brest, France École Centrale de Nantes, 1 rue de la Noë, 44321 Nantes, France GeM, UMR CNRS 6183, Université de Nantes, 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322 Nantes, France C2 IFREMER, FRANCE FRANCE ENERGIES MARINES, FRANCE ECOLE CENT NANTES, FRANCE UNIV NANTES, FRANCE SI BOULOGNE SE PDG-REM-RDT-LCSM IN WOS Ifremer UPR copubli-france copubli-univ-france IF 3.761 TC 12 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00709/82123/88221.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Dynamic cable;Cylinder;Marine growth;Roughness;Drag coefficient;Inertia coefficient AB Submarine cables such as electrical umbilical power cables for floating wind turbines are subject to biofouling which can have an important effect on their dynamical behaviour under wave and current conditions by drastically increasing their size and mass. The impact of biofouling on the dynamic behaviour of an underwater power cable characterized by the hydrodynamic coefficients, such as drag and inertia coefficients, must therefore be quantified. Hence, experiments have been carried out in a flume tank to compare the dynamics of a cylinder colonized by several kinds of roughnesses. The studied roughnesses concern realistic marine growth shapes and patterns with larger and sharper edges than those classically studied, in order to be more representative of hard fouling, such as Mytilus Edulis encountered on the western and north coasts of France. Seven configurations are tested with relative roughness coefficient ranging from roughness to cylinder diameter ratio up to 0.136. A specificity of this work is the highly realistic representation of the marine growth colonization through 3D printing covers, defined by statistical analysis of in situ observations and measurements. Tests are carried out using current only, then in line horizontal oscillating motions only and finally the combination of both, with the intention of reproducing specific wave and current conditions suitable for offshore applications. Using current conditions, the calculated coefficients are quite similar between configurations. However, the addition of oscillating motions to simulate wave induced motions has a significant impact on calculated results. The presence of roughness leads to a particular increase of drag and inertia phenomena. The Morison method used to characterize hydrodynamic coefficients in wave conditions is discussed in this paper. PY 2021 PD SEP SO Applied Ocean Research SN 0141-1187 PU Elsevier BV VL 114 UT 000685088700004 DI 10.1016/j.apor.2021.102810 ID 82123 ER EF