10MW monopile offshore wind turbine in short crested waves
Work:
Develop new wave modelling methods that are both more realistic then those used and also of suitable for engineering use.
Develop 10MW reference monopile and jacket turbines for Dogger Bank conditions
Compare existing and project-developed wave and wave load models with respect to dimensioning fatigue and extreme loads for offshore wind turbines
Instigate how different wind field models approved in the standards influence dimensioning fatigue loads
Developed validated methods for modelling short crested waves and wave loads in shallow waters with CFD
Main innovations:
Developed methods and software that for the first time made it possible to model highly realistic second order short crested waves at engineering speed
Developed a new and more realistic way to model extreme waves
Industry benefits
More realistic engineering speed models for waves and wave loads
Knowledge about how calculated fatigue and extreme loads vary with used wave and sea lods models
Developed technologies available for industry in IFE’s simulation tool 3DFloat
