Nonlinear hydrodynamics of floating offshore wind turbines: A review

X Zeng, Y Shao, X Feng, K Xu, R Jin, H Li - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
Floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) is a highly sophisticated system that involves
multiphysical dynamics that includes hydrodynamics, aerodynamics, structural dynamics …

Dynamic analysis of a multi-column TLP floating offshore wind turbine with tendon failure scenarios

Y Ren, V Venugopal, W Shi - Ocean engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents the design and dynamic analysis of a multi-column tension leg platform
floating offshore wind turbine (TLP FOWT) with broken tendons. The proposed concept is …

WEC shape effect on the motion response and power performance of a combined wind-wave energy converter

Y Wang, W Shi, C Michailides, L Wan, H Kim, X Li - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
As offshore wind and wave energy technologies are attracting larger attention, various
energy devices have been proposed to extract larger amount of energy from oceans. In the …

Experimental investigation on the hydrodynamic effects of heave plates used in floating offshore wind turbines

L Zhang, W Shi, Y Zeng, C Michailides, S Zheng, Y Li - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the abundant wind energy in deep water, floating offshore wind turbines (FWTs),
especially for the semisubmersible FWTs, have attracted more attention these years. To …

Insights from detailed numerical investigation of 15 MW offshore semi-submersible wind turbine using aero-hydro-servo-elastic code

R Niranjan, SB Ramisetti - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Offshore wind turbines are getting larger in terms of dimensions to maximize power
generation. Large wind turbine offshore structures can be installed in deep water locations …

Multi-objective optimization and dynamic response predictions of an articulated offshore wind turbine

P Zhang, Y Li, Y Tang, R Zhang, H Li, J Gu - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In this manuscript, a compliant articulated offshore wind turbine (AOWT) is proposed to
operate in the transitional water depth area and a three-objective optimization mathematical …

Optimization design of multiple tuned mass dampers for semi-submersible floating wind turbine

D Han, W Wang, X Li, X Su - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Compared with spar-buoy and tension-leg platform floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs),
the flexibilities in operating water depth promote generalized applications of semi …

Dynamic analysis of an integrated offshore structure comprising a jacket-supported offshore wind turbine and aquaculture steel cage

N Li, W Shi, X Han, X Li, AS Verma, C Liu - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel integrated offshore design, JOWT-SC, which combines a jacket-supported offshore
wind turbine structure (JOWT) with an aquaculture steel cage (SC), is proposed in this …

Effect of floating substructure flexibility of large-volume 10 MW offshore wind turbine semi-submersible platforms on dynamic response

Z Zhao, W Wang, W Shi, S Qi, X Li - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
As the dimension of the floating substructures for ultra-large wind turbines increases, the
flexibility of the large-volume floating substructures may increase to the extent that may …

[HTML][HTML] Global design methodology for semi-submersible hulls of floating wind turbines

W Li, S Wang, T Moan, Z Gao, S Gao - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Designing the support structures for floating wind turbines (FWTs) involves a step-by-step
process, typically in three phases, ie, starting from concept selection and determining the …