Floating offshore wind turbine aerodynamics: Trends and future challenges

D Micallef, A Rezaeiha - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Offshore wind turbines present novel challenges to the field of rotor aerodynamics because
of complex behaviours associated with six degrees of freedom motions of the platform. The …

[HTML][HTML] Review of computational fluid dynamics in the design of floating offshore wind turbines

R Haider, X Li, W Shi, Z Lin, Q Xiao, H Zhao - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
The growing interest in renewable energy solutions for sustainable development has
significantly advanced the design and analysis of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) …

Aerodynamic analysis for different operating states of floating offshore wind turbine induced by pitching movement

Y Cai, H Zhao, X Li, Y Liu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) may experience dynamic stall and complex rotor-
wake interaction, such as the vortex ring state (VRS) or propeller working state (PWS), under …

Investigation of the floating IEA Wind 15 MW RWT using vortex methods Part I: Flow regimes and wake recovery

N Ramos‐García, S Kontos, A Pegalajar‐Jurado… - Wind …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Floating wind turbines have the potential to enable global exploitation of offshore wind
energy, but there is a need to further understand the complex aerodynamic phenomena they …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of middle-to-far wake behind floating offshore wind turbines in the presence of multiple platform motions

A Arabgolarcheh, A Rouhollahi, E Benini - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the unsteady characteristics of the mid-to-far wake and comprehension of the
aerodynamic performance of floating offshore wind turbines is essential for the further …

The review of Vortex lattice method for offshore wind turbines

W Huang, R Tang, H Ma - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
With the increasing demand for clean and renewable energy, offshore wind turbines are
growing in size and are being positioned closer to deep waters. This trend presents …

The impact of platform motion phase differences on the power and load performance of tandem floating offshore wind turbines

A Arabgolarcheh, D Micallef, E Benini - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The interactions between tandem floating offshore wind turbines remain an essential
research topic with a view to optimizing future large-scale offshore wind farms. The focus of …

Modelling of two tandem floating offshore wind turbines using an actuator line model

A Arabgolarcheh, D Micallef, A Rezaeiha, E Benini - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The aerodynamic and wake recovery dynamics of floating offshore wind turbines differ from
fixed turbines due to the platform motions. Understanding tandem rotor interactions is …

The aerodynamics of a blade pitch, rotor speed, and surge step for a wind turbine regarding dynamic inflow

R Corniglion, JC Harris, C Peyrard - Wind Energy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Floater motions introduce unsteadiness in the aerodynamics of floating offshore wind
turbines. The aerodynamics of a wind turbine after three perturbations are studied: a blade …

[HTML][HTML] Coupled Aero–Hydrodynamic Analysis in Floating Offshore Wind Turbines: A Review of Numerical and Experimental Methodologies

J He, X Men, B Jiao, H Lin, H Sun, XM Lin - Journal of Marine Science …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) have received increasing attention as a crucial
component in renewable energy systems in recent years. However, due to the intricate …