Extreme Loading on FOWT under Complex Environmental Conditions

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The project aims to fill an important gap in the design, manufacturing and testing of emerging FOWT techniques by specifically characterising extreme loading on FOWTs under complex and harsh marine environments. These are typically represented by storm conditions consisting of strong wind, extreme waves, significant current, rising sea level and complex interplay between these elements, through a coordinated campaign of both advanced CFD modelling and physical wave tank tests. This has direct relevance to the current and planned activities in the UK to develop this new technology in offshore wind.

Application Area

  • Offshore Engineering

Modelling Approach

  • Numerical

Physics

Fluid Mechanics

Air/Gas phase dynamics
  • Unsteady current
Water/Fluid phase dynamics
  • Waves
  • Steady current

Solid Mechanics

Geometry
  • Complex geometry
Material Properties
  • Rigid
Body Motion
  • Prescribed motion
Status
October 2019
October 2022
Completed
Funder
Project link
Go to FOWT website

Contributors

  • Ling Qian
    Manchester Metropolitan University
Contact person
Ling Qian
Manchester Metropolitan University
Mail Ling