A review of numerical modelling and optimisation of the floating support structure for offshore wind turbines

E Faraggiana, G Giorgi, M Sirigu, A Ghigo… - Journal of Ocean …, 2022 - Springer
Compared to onshore wind power, floating offshore wind power is a promising renewable
energy source due to higher wind speeds and larger suitable available areas. However …

A review of high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics for floating offshore wind turbines

S Xu, Y Xue, W Zhao, D Wan - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The design and development of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) is an attractive
issue in the wind energy harvesting field. In this study, the research related to the high …

Modelling of wake dynamics and instabilities of a floating horizontal-axis wind turbine under surge motion

G Chen, XF Liang, XB Li - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The aerodynamic performance and wake dynamics of wind turbines are known to be
affected by platform surge motion. This study utilized an improved delayed detached eddy …

Towards credible CFD simulations for floating offshore wind turbines

S Burmester, G Vaz, O el Moctar - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The credibility in the results needs to be demonstrated in order to be able to use
computational fluid dynamics (CFD) as an engineering tool. This may be obtained by …

The 1: 20 scaled hydraulic model test and field experiment of barge-type floating offshore wind turbine system

RY Yang, CW Wang, CC Huang, CH Chung… - Ocean …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective of this study is to develop a barge-type floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) in
order to face extreme environmental conditions in western Taiwan offshore water area. The …

Motion characteristics of a barge-type floating vertical-axis wind turbine with moonpools

T Ikoma, L Tan, S Moritsu, Y Aida, K Masuda - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The studies on floating offshore wind turbines have been increasing over recent decades
due to the growing investments of industries in marine renewable energy. Compared with …

Demonstration experiment and numerical simulation analysis of full-scale barge-type floating offshore wind turbine

KMA Kosasih, H Suzuki, H Niizato, S Okubo - Journal of Marine Science …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The development of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT) has been progressing
steadily. To utilize the moderate water depth of 50–100 m ocean space around Japan, a …

Stochastic response analysis for a floating offshore wind turbine integrated with a steel fish farming cage

XY Zheng, Y Lei - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Featured Application The studies carried out in this paper provide a competitive and
promising concept for power exploitation and aquaculture in offshore deep waters. Abstract …

Effect of heave plates on the wave motion of a flexible multicolumn FOWT

T Takata, M Takaoka, H Houtani, K Hara, S Oh… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Three models with different footing types were used to clarify the effect of heave plates on
the hydrodynamic behavior of the elastic response of a flexible multicolumn floating offshore …

[PDF][PDF] Site selection process for floating offshore wind farms in Madeira Islands

H Díaz, RB Fonseca… - Advances in renewable …, 2019 - researchgate.net
This work develops and implements a methodology for comprehensive evaluation of
feasible areas for floating offshore wind farms, useful to support the strategic spatial …