Solar
Pontoon
Calculation
In order to calculate the tension in the mooring lines of the solar pontoon, different loads have to be taken into account. These loads include wind loads, wave loads, current loads and an optional additional force. A further description of the loads can be found below. The schematic top view of the pontoon is shown below. The system for which the calculator below calculates forces in the mooring lines is a pontoon which is moored at the corners. The calculator computes the tension of the mooring lines using your own parameters for the different loads.
Wind loads
The wind loads are calculated on the surface area of the pontoon that lays above of the water. The wind force on the pontoon is calculated using the Morison equation:
Wave loads
The wave particle kinematics can now be used to calculate the loads on the pontoon.
Current loads
The current load is calculated using the Morison equation. The area for which this current load acts on is the length or width times the draft of the pontoon.
Mooring line tension
The tension is the force is calculated by taking into account the part of the summation of the separate forces in the x- and y-direction that are in the direction of mooring line.
The schematic top view of the pontoon is shown below. Using your own parameters will allow you to calculate the tension of the mooring lines.
