Slow-drift of a floating wind turbine: An assessment of frequency-domain methods based on model tests

AN Simos, F Ruggeri, RA Watai, A Souto-Iglesias… - Renewable energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The second-order hydrodynamics of a semisubmersible offshore wind turbine is investigated
in this paper by analyzing and proposing a set of different options for estimating the slow …

Experimental and numerical studies on the low-frequency responses of a spar-type floating offshore wind turbine

J Yang, YP He, YS Zhao, YL Shao, ZL Han - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Accurate modeling of low-frequency (LF) wave loads and responses is important but
challenging in the design of spar-type floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs), especially for …

Offshore fish farms: a review of standards and guidelines for design and analysis

YI Chu, CM Wang, H Zhang, N Abdussamie… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
While moving fish farms to offshore sites can be a more sustainable way to expand farmed
fish production, the fish pens have to contend with a harsher environment. Thus, it is …

Experimental study of the motion characteristics of a twin-circular submerged floating tunnel under wave actions

W Chen, C Wang, B Ren, P Lin - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The experimental investigations into the motion characteristics of a twin-circular submerged
floating tunnel under wave actions were conducted. Both the motions and the mooring line …

Second-order resonant heave, roll and pitch motions of a deep-draft semi-submersible: Theoretical and experimental results

VLF Matos, AN Simos, SH Sphaier - Ocean Engineering, 2011 - Elsevier
Large volume semi-submersible units may present significant wave induced resonant
motions in heave, roll and pitch. Evaluating the slow motions of such systems is important …

Frequency-domain modelling of floating wind turbines

RC Lupton - 2015 - repository.cam.ac.uk
The development of new types of offshore wind turbine on floating platforms requires the
development of new approaches to modelling the combined platform-turbine system. In this …

On the complementarity of the slender-body and Newman's approximations for difference-frequency second-order wave loads on slender cylinders

LHS Carmo, AN Simos - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
As reported in the literature, Newman's and the slender-body approximations for second-
order wave loads (the latter often referred to as Rainey's equation) present an interesting …

A second-order slender-body approach for computing wave induced forces with application to a simplified semi-submersible FOWT model

LHS Carmo, AN Simos, PC de Mello - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a slender-body approximation to evaluate the first-and second-order
wave loads acting on a floating structure comprised of slender cylinders. It combines …

Second-order resonant motions of a deep-draft semi-submersible under extreme irregular wave excitation

D Li, W Lu, X Li, X Guo, J Li, W Duan - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Deep-draft semi-submersible platforms may present significant second-order resonant
motions in severe sea states. Evaluating the slow-drift motions of such floating systems is …

[PDF][PDF] Modular mathematical model for a low-speed maneuvering simulator

EA Tannuri, F Rateiro, CH Fucatu… - OMAE 2014 …, 2014 - repositorio.usp.br
This paper presents the mathematical model of the realtime ship simulator for low-speed
maneuvering developed by the University of São Paulo, Transpetro and Petrobras, with the …