MagazineImproved design methods for wave impact on offhore wind turbines
MARIN Report 120
21 Apr 2017
Reading time 6 minutes
This year MARIN closed the very successful Wave impact on Fixed foundations WiFi I and II JIP. During the JIPs, more than 250,000 wave events were ...
PaperCoupling Of Two Tools For The Simulation Of Floating Wind Turbines
32nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2013), Nantes, France
9 Jun 2013
For the design of a floating wind turbine it is necessary to take the loading due to the wind, wave and current in equal consideration. The PHATAS ...
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MagazineBalancing offshore wind energy and navigational safety in the North Sea
MARIN Report 142
17 Dec 2024
Offshore wind energy has become a crucial element in the global transition to sustainable energy, and the North Sea, with its consistent and strong ...
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PaperWind turbine load monitoring during model-test in a wave basin
42nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2023), Melbourne, Australia
11 Jun 2023
For the testing of floating wind turbines in a wave basin, several methods have been developed to include the wind turbine loads acting on the ...
PaperViscous Free-Surface Power Predictions For Self-Propulsion Using A Hybrid RANS-BEM Coupling Procedure (PARNASSOS-PROCAL)
Tokyo 2015, A Workshop on CFD in Ship Hydrodynamics, Tokyo, Japan
2 Dec 2015
This paper presents results of computations for the 2015 CFD workshop in Tokyo. It briefly describes the RANS method used, the particular treatment ...
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MagazineNew North Sea route structure improves safety around future wind farms
MARIN Report 118
19 Aug 2016
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN has performed several safety studies for Belgian and Dutch wind farms over the years in order to assess the impact on shipping. Recently, this ...
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PaperVerification and validation of CFD simulations of the NTNU BT1 wind turbine
Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
1 Mar 2023
Results obtained from CFD simulations are sensitive to many numerical settings, such as grid spacing, time increment, turbulence models, etc. ...
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PaperComparison of Different Wind Turbine Modeling Strategies in CFD Simulations
32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Shanghai, China
5 Jun 2022
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools are now widely used in the aerodynamic analysis of wind turbines. To simulate the turbine different ...
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PaperComparison Of Second-Order Loads On A Semisubmersible Floating Wind Turbine
33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2014), San Francisco, CA, USA
1 Jun 2014
As offshore wind projects move to deeper waters, floating platforms become the most feasible solution for supporting the turbines. The oil and gas ...
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PaperInnovative crash barrier concepts to prevent ship collisions with wind turbines
42nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2023), Melbourne, Australia
11 Jun 2023
The rapid development of offshore wind farms coincides with a growing amount of ship movements. This combination puts pressure on maritime safety, ...
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MagazineOffshore Basin tests help Damen with next step in offshore wind
MARIN Report 118
19 Aug 2016
Reading time 9 minutes
Heralded as 'a total access and accommodation solution' for wind farms being established further offshore, the new Damen Service Offshore Vessel and ...
PaperSurge Decay Simulations of a Semi-Submersible Floating Offshore Wind Turbine
20th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS), Wageningen, The Netherlands
3 Oct 2017
The state of the art to simulate the dynamic behaviour of floating wind turbines is to use Blade Element Momentum Theory (BEMT) for the aerodynamics ...
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PaperDevelopment of a Scaled-Down Floating Wind Turbine for Offshore Basin Testing
33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2014), San Francisco, CA, USA
8 Jun 2014
In the last years MARIN has been involved in an increasing number of projects for the offshore wind industry. New techniques in model testing and ...
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MagazineUnderstanding and optimisation of bubble screens in offshore wind sector installations
MARIN Report 133
8 Apr 2022
Reading time 6 minutes
During model tests, MARIN has gained new experiences and insights into the hydrodynamics of bubbles within the Bubbles JIP. Ultimately, the research ...
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PaperOC6 Phase IV: Validation of CFD Models for Stiesdal TetraSpar Floating Offshore Wind Platform
Wind Energy
28 Nov 2024
With only a few floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) farms deployed anywhere in the world, FOWT technology is still in its infancy, building on a ...
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