Discussion of solutions for basin model tests of FOWTs in combined waves and wind

S Gueydon, I Bayati, EJ De Ridder - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Model testing of offshore floating wind turbines (FOWTs) needs to account for the
hydrodynamics of the floater at the same time as the aerodynamics of the rotor, and their …

Design approaches of performance-scaled rotor for wave basin model tests of floating wind turbines

B Wen, X Tian, X Dong, Z Li, Z Peng, W Zhang, K Wei - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The Froude scaling law is usually utilized in the wave basin model tests of Floating Wind
Turbines (FWTs). However, the Froude-Scaled Rotor (FSR) cannot generate desired …

A new similarity criterion for wind tunnel testing of floating wind turbines achieving dynamic aerodynamic characteristics similarity

T Luo, G Wu, P Zhang, H Zhang - Energy Conversion and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Floating offshore wind turbines have rapidly advanced in recent years, prompting numerous
experiments. Small-scale turbines require blade redesign with low Reynolds number airfoils …

A gradient-descent-based method for design of performance-scaled rotor for floating wind turbine model testing in wave basins

C Yang, Z Cheng, L Xiao, X Tian, M Liu, B Wen - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
When performing the model testing of floating wind turbine (FWT) in wave basins, using
geometric-scaled rotors is unable to achieve the desired thrusts due to the dramatic …

Wind turbine model-test method for achieving similarity of both model-and full-scale thrusts and torques

H Hao, K Liao, Q Ma, X Zheng, H Sun… - Applied Ocean Research, 2023 - Elsevier
For model tests of a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) system, a great challenge is how
to model the interaction between the wind turbine and floating platform with correctly-scaled …

A novel modular tlp-design for offshore wind turbines using ultra high performance concrete

F Adam, D Walia, H Hartmann, P Schünemann… - … : Proceedings of the 25th …, 2020 - Springer
Floating substructures for wind turbines are commonly credited for enabling the offshore
wind industry, so far focused on fixed substructures, to expand into deeper waters. As per …

Developments of Experimental Facilities and Techniques for Floating Wind Turbine Model Tests

B Wen, X Tian, Z Jiang, Z Li, Y Zhao, T Peng… - … Ocean and Polar …, 2020 - onepetro.org
The increasing interests in Floating Wind Turbine (FWT) technology have significantly
stimulated the developments of FWT model testing facilities and techniques. A crucial but …

[PDF][PDF] Resolution of Tip Vortices by grid-based, grid-free and coupled methods using CFD

MD Dhone - 2020 - rosdok.uni-rostock.de
The vortex structure resolution is one of the vital problems of CFD as inherent artificial
dissipation effects lead to an unphysical strong decay of the vortices. For example the …