Influences of surge motion on the power and thrust characteristics of an offshore floating wind turbine

• Published in: Energy (Oxford) Vol. 141; pp. 2054 - 2068
• Main Authors: Wen, Binrong, Tian, Xinliang, Dong, Xingjian, Peng, Zhike, Zhang, Wenming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 15.12.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: blades; Free vortex method; Offshore drilling rigs; Offshore floating wind turbine; Pitch (inclination); Power; Surge; Thrust; Tip speed; Turbines; Vortices; water waves; Wind power; Wind turbines; Offshore floating wind turbine; Free vortex method; Surge; Power; Thrust

The power and thrust characteristics of an offshore floating wind turbine (OFWT) not only depend on the tip speed ratio λ and the blade pitch angle θ, but also closely relate to the platform motions. In this paper, the influences of the platform surge motion on the behaviors of the power output and...