Print Email Facebook Twitter Modeling the dynamics of a spar-type floating offshore wind turbine Title Modeling the dynamics of a spar-type floating offshore wind turbine Author Savenije, L.B. Contributor Ashuri, T. (mentor) De Beer, E. (mentor) Staerdahl, J.W. (mentor) De Koning Gans, H.J. (mentor) Van Bussel, G.J.W. (mentor) Faculty Aerospace Engineering Department Wind Energy Date 2009-12-04 Abstract The installation of floating wind farms in deeper water is encouraged by the stronger and steadier wind, the lower visibility and noise impact, the absence of road restrictions, but also the absence or shortage of shallow water. In the summer of 2009, the first large-scale floating wind turbine "Hywind" was installed. Hywind is a spar-buoy concept with three catenary mooring lines. Offshore floating wind turbines are a completely novel concept. The experience with modeling such turbines is still limited. A new basic model has been developed for a spar-type floating wind turbine. The requirement of the model is that it incorporates the most significant physical processes so as to be able to provide insight into the dominant physical behaviour of spar-type floating wind turbines. Various verification methods show that A.T.FLOW simulates load cases as expected and is a useful tool for assessing the physical behaviour of spar-type floating wind turbines. The coming two years the body forces and behaviour of the operating full-scale Hywind demo project is monitored. This data should be used to further test and validate A.T.FLOW and to guide further development of the model. Subject Windenergy To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:74f497b8-26f9-4600-804a-9219456a4286 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights (c) 2009 Savenije, L.B. Files PDF Rens_main_B5.pdf 4.09 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:74f497b8-26f9-4600-804a-9219456a4286/datastream/OBJ/view