Elements of Ocean Engineering11 PDF

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KHARAGPUR DEPARTMENT OF OCEAN ENGINEERING AND NAVAL ARCHITECTURE Date : 28.09.11 FN Full Marks : 30 Mid Autumn Semester 2011-2012 ‘Time : 2 Hrs. ‘Subject No. : NA31001 3rd.yr. B.Tech., ‘Subject Name : Elements of Ocean Engineering Dual Degree B.Tech. No. of Students : 47 Instructions : Answer Any Five Questions Q.1.a), With the help of a neat sketch explain the bottom features of the sea-floor. Q b). With the help of a diagram describe sea-floor spreading, Q) ©). What are the various categories of deep sea sediments? Q Q2.a). Draw and explain the Ekman spiral. @ ). What is ‘upwelling’ and ‘downwelling’, show with the help of diagrams? Q) ©), Describe i). Thermocline ii). Halocline iii).Pyenocline. a) 4), What are the three different zones in the open ocean and what is their significance?(1) Q3. Write down the expressions for the following: Equation of continuity. a) Navier-Stokes equation a) Bemoulli’s equation a iv. Laplace equation ay v. Bottom boundary condition ay Briefly explain their application to the wave theories, a) Q-4.a). Under what circumstance Stoke’s Wave theory is applied? a) ). From Stoke’s Wave theory derive the expression for surface elevation upto the first order term only. @ ©). Write down the expressions for water particle velocity and acceleration from the second order wave theory of Stoke's. @ Q5.a). Deseribe a ‘Cnoidal Wave’, Q) »). How the expressions for surface profile and pressure are obtained for the Cnoidal ‘Wave’. 4 Q.6.a). What are the two different Stream Funetion theories? a b). Derive the expressions for surface elevation and water particle velocities in the Stream Function theory. 8) ¢). What are the types of error which have to be minimized in the two types of Stream Functions. Q Q.7a). What are the various types of Fixed and Floating offshore platforms in use? (2) b), Describe briefly the Topsides of an offshore structure. Q) ¢). How will you decide on the space requirements of an FPSO. Q)

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