MOORING TURRET RADIAL ELASTOMERIC SPRING ARRANGEMENT

摘要

Elastomeric pads (42, 44) are arranged radially around the main bearing (28) which rotatably supports a mooring turret (22) with respect to a vessel (10). The elastomeric pads act as radial springs to react the radial turret loads in the vessel and to compensate for ovaling of the vessel in response to sea environmental forces on the vessel. A radial spring assembly (50) is provided whic applies compressive load to the elastomeric pads when the vessel and turret move radially toward each other, but prevent tension from being applied to the pads when the vessel and turret move radially away from each other.