Load Characteristics and Extreme Response of Straight-Bladed Floating VAWT Using a Fully Coupled Model

• Published in: Journal of marine science and engineering Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 185
• Main Authors: Luo, Wenping, Liu, Weiqin, Yang, Meng, Chen, Shuo, Song, Xuemin, Wu, Weiguo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2023
• Subjects: aero-hydrodynamics; Aerodynamic loads; Aerodynamics; Air-turbines; Analysis; Computational fluid dynamics; Computer applications; Deep sea; Deep water; Design engineering; Energy dissipation; Environmental effects; Environmental factors; Environmental impact; extreme environment; Extreme environments; Finite volume method; Floating; Fluid dynamics; Fluid mechanics; Free surfaces; Hydrodynamics; Load; Mathematical models; Movement; Multiphase flow; Nonlinear systems; Nonlinearity; Numerical models; Offshore; Performance prediction; Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes method; Sea surface; semi-submersible; Turbines; Turbulence models; Two phase flow; Velocity; vertical axis wind turbine; Vertical axis wind turbines; Wave height; Wind power; Wind speed; Wind waves; wind-wave coupling; South China Sea

Operating Offshore Floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (OF-VAWT) have the potential to perform well in the deep-sea area. Some researchers gave performance prediction by developing simplified computing models. However, these models have imperfections in considering load and motion nonlinearity, esp...