Modelling floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) is challenging due to the strong coupling
between the aerodynamics of the turbine and the hydrodynamics of the floating platform …

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 …

Wind turbine wakes, being convectively unstable, may behave as an amplifier of upstream
perturbations and make downstream turbines experience strong inflow fluctuations. In this …

Floating offshore wind turbines are subjected to large motions because of the additional
degrees of freedom offered by the floating foundation. The rotor operates in highly dynamic …

We investigate the characteristics of the inflow and the wake of a 6MW floating wind turbine
from the Hywind Scotland offshore wind farm, the world's first floating wind farm. We use two …

The aerodynamics of floating turbines is complicated by large motions which are permitted
by the floating foundation, and the interaction between turbine, wind and wake is not yet fully …

Intra-array wake meandering increases fatigue loading in downstream turbines and
decreases farm total power output. In the case of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) …

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 rotor of a floating wind turbine is subject to complex aerodynamics due to changes in
relative wind speeds at the blades and potential local interactions between blade sections …

An experimental study in a wind tunnel is presented to explore the wake of a floating wind
turbine subjected to harmonic side-to-side and fore–aft motions under laminar inflow …