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OC6 Phase I: Investigating the underprediction of low-frequency hydrodynamic loads and responses of a floating wind turbine

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Zhiqiang Hu

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© 2020 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.Phase I of the OC6 project is focused on examining why offshore wind design tools underpredict the response (loads/motion) of the OC5-DeepCwind semisubmersible at its surge and pitch natural frequencies. Previous investigations showed that the underprediction was primarily related to nonlinear hydrodynamic loading, so two new validation campaigns were performed to separately examine the different hydrodynamic load components. In this paper, we validate a variety of tools against this new test data, focusing on the ability to accurately model the low-frequency loads on a semisubmersible floater when held fixed under wave excitation and when forced to oscillate in the surge direction. However, it is observed that models providing better load predictions in these two scenarios do not necessarily produce a more accurate motion response in a moored configuration.


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Author(s): Robertson AN, Gueydon S, Bachynski E, Wang L, Jonkman J, Alarcon D, Amet E, Beardsell A, Bonnet P, Boudet B, Brun C, Chen Z, Feron M, Forbush D, Galinos C, Galvan J, Gilbert P, Gomez J, Harnois V, Haudin F, Hu Z, Dreff JL, Leimeister M, Lemmer F, Li H, McKinnon G, Mendikoa I, Moghtadaei A, Netzband S, Oh S, Pegalajar-Jurado A, Nguyen MQ, Ruehl K, Schunemann P, Shi W, Shin H, Si Y, Surmont F, Trubat P, Qwist J, Wohlfahrt-Laymann S

Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

Publication status: Published

Conference Name: Future Wind/Measurement and Testing

Year of Conference: 2020

Pages: 032033

Online publication date: 21/09/2020

Acceptance date: 02/04/2016

Date deposited: 11/03/2021

ISSN: 1742-6588

Publisher: IOP Publishing Ltd

URL: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1618/3/032033

DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/1618/3/032033

Series Title: Journal of Physics: Conference Series


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