Wenchi Ni

Prof. Dr. Wenchi Ni

Sun-Yat sen University
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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 March 2017 in Marine Structures
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ZKZhuang Kang
Zhuang Kang
Wenchi NiWenchi Ni
Wenchi Ni
LSLiping Sun
Liping Sun

1 November 2016 in Ocean Engineering
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ZKZhuang Kang
Zhuang Kang
Wenchi NiWenchi Ni
Wenchi Ni
LSLiping Sun
Liping Sun

1 September 2021 in Renewable Energy
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Wenchi Ni
XZXu Zhang
Xu Zhang
WZWei Zhang
Wei Zhang
SLShuangling Liang
Shuangling Liang

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XZXu Zhang
Xu Zhang
Wenchi NiWenchi Ni
Wenchi Ni
LSLiping Sun
Liping Sun
In this paper, fatigue analysis of oil offloading lines (OOLs) in the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) catenary anchor leg mooring (CALM) buoy offloading system under wave and current loads in the West Africa Sea area is carried out by the numerical simulation method. The hydrodynamic coupling response is calculated, and fatigue damage is analyzed. Firstly, the numerical model is verified by comparison with the experimental results. Then, according to the environmental statistics in West Africa, the influence of various parameters on the fatigue damage of OOLs is analyzed, including tension characteristics, wave parameters, and structural parameters. Additionally, the effect of current load is studied. Results show that accumulated fatigue damage mainly occurs near the CALM buoy and is mainly caused by the 0° wind wave. Appropriately reducing the cover length of buoyancy material and increasing the wall thickness can reduce fatigue damage. Moreover, the effect of the shuttle tanker can increase the fatigue damage of the OOL near the CALM buoy by about 1.5 times, and the effect of vortex-induced vibration can increase the fatigue damage of the OOL in the middle part by up to 5–10 times.

2 March 2018 in Ocean Engineering
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ZKZhuang Kang
Zhuang Kang
CZCheng Zhang
Cheng Zhang
GMGang Ma
Gang Ma
Wenchi NiWenchi Ni
Wenchi Ni

1 September 2019 in Ocean Engineering
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Wenchi NiWenchi Ni
Wenchi Ni
XZXu Zhang
Xu Zhang
FXFangfei Xu
Fangfei Xu
WZWei Zhang
Wei Zhang
ZKZhuang Kang
Zhuang Kang