In this section a preliminary design calculation is presented in order to determine the wall thickness of the tethers (restrained by the maximum allowable tension) and the vertical forces on the anchor points.
In the picture below, the inputs for and outputs of the design calculation is given. The complex calculation, based on wave data and wave forces, can be found here.
In the left hand side menu of this page a more detailed explanation can be found of important inputs and outputs of the TLP design. This can be helpful while using the design program
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