Abstract
Floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) industry has been under rapid development in the past few years. Among various components in a FOWT system, the floating platform supporting the wind turbine and its tower plays a vital role on the performance of FOWT and system stability. In this paper, we studied two FOWTs which are supported by two commonly used platforms, i.e. a semi-submersible and a spar platform, under a combined wind-wave environmental condition. Using a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) method, we intended to examine the influences of platforms on the performance of the floating system.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 20-21 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 22 Mar 2016 |
| Event | 5th Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop - Oxford, United Kingdom Duration: 21 Mar 2016 → 22 Mar 2016 |
Workshop
| Workshop | 5th Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop |
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| Abbreviated title | OTE2016 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Oxford |
| Period | 21/03/16 → 22/03/16 |
Keywords
- floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT)
- wind turbine
- floating platform
- semi-submersible
- spar platform