Investigation of the effects of the platform motion on the aerodynamics of a floating offshore wind turbine

Liu, Yuanchuan and Xiao, Qing and Incecik, Atilla and Wan, Decheng (2015) Investigation of the effects of the platform motion on the aerodynamics of a floating offshore wind turbine. In: 9th International Workshop on Ship and Marine Hydrodynamics, 2015-08-25 - 2015-08-28, University of Strathclyde.

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    Abstract

    Along with the flourishing of the wind energy industry, floating offshore wind turbines have aroused much interest among the academia as well as enterprises. In this paper, the effects of the supporting platform motion on the aerodynamics of a wind turbine are studied using the open source CFD framework OpenFOAM where the platform motion responses, including surge, heave and pitch, are superimposed onto the rotation of the wind turbine. Thrust and torque on the wind turbine are compared and analysed for cases under different platform motion patterns, together with the flow field. It is shown that the movement of the supporting platform can have large influences on a floating offshore wind turbine and need be considered during the design process.

    Author(s):Liu, Yuanchuan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5029-6212, Xiao, Qing ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8512-5299, Incecik, Atilla and Wan, Decheng
    Item type:Conference or Workshop Item(Paper)
    ID code:58845
    Keywords:aerodynamics, floating offshore wind turbine, superimposed platform motion, OpenFOAM, wind energy, Physics, Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering, Physics and Astronomy(all), Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Naval Science > Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering
    Faculty of Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:28 Nov 2016 11:35
    Last modified:12 Sep 2019 09:48
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/58845
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