This review comprehensively examines advancements in Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD) applications within the context of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs). It …

This paper reviews experimental methods for testing floating wind turbines. The techniques
covered include early-stage and up-to-date approaches such as a porous disc method and …

This study reports the results of the second round of analyses of the OC6 project Phase III.
While the first round investigated rotor aerodynamic loading, here focus is given to the wake …

An accurate prediction of the unsteady loads acting on floating offshore wind turbines
(FOWTs) under consideration of wave excitation is crucial for a resource-efficient turbine …

Consensus is arising on considering floating offshore wind as the most promising
technologies to increase renewable energy generation offshore. While evolving fast from a …

The actuator line method (ALM) is increasingly being preferred to the ubiquitous blade
element momentum (BEM) approach in several applications related to wind turbine …

Accurate modeling and design tools are required to lower the cost of floating wind and
enable the rapid growth that is expected in the next years. This paper presents a hardware …

Floating offshore wind is widely considered to be a promising technology to harvest
renewable energy in deep ocean waters and increase clean energy generation offshore …

Blade Element Momentum (BEM) theory is the backbone of many industry-standard wind
turbine aerodynamic models. To be applied to a broader set of engineering problems, BEM …

The fluid-dynamic simulation of wind turbine aerodynamics is typically tackled by applying
multi-fidelity computational tools. In this context, the so-called actuator line model combines …