Effet des concrétions marines sur le comportement hydrodynamique de structures circulaires

The presence of marine growth on underwater parts of jackets significantly increases diameter and roughness of tubular members of these structures. This paper escribes an experimental study carried out in the circulating tank of Boulogne-sur-mer which aim to quantify the hydrodynamical drag and added-mass coefficients of a circular cylinder encrusted with rigid and large-size biofouling, such as coral. Two different kinds of roughness are studied and compared to a reference cylinder. These coefficients are obtained from trials with current only, with imposed motions or with a combination of imposed motions and current. Results show that these coefficients are from 1.5 to 4 times higher 1 than those obtained for the reference cylinder. Nevertheless, differences between the two tested kinds of roughness are low and limited to the highest speeds and accelerations of motions.