A review of modelling techniques for floating offshore wind turbines

A Otter, J Murphy, V Pakrashi, A Robertson… - Wind …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Recent advances in experimental and numerical methods for dynamic analysis of floating offshore wind turbines—An integrated review

A Subbulakshmi, M Verma, M Keerthana… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, there has been rapid increase in the offshore wind turbine
installations. The future installations will see a progression from shallow to deep waters. It …

Structural dynamics of offshore Wind Turbines: A review

K Jahani, RG Langlois, FF Afagh - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The trend in the offshore wind turbine industry is towards using wind turbines with more
energy harvesting capacity per unit and greater power per mass ratios to compete with other …

A novel framework for modeling floating offshore wind turbines based on the vector form intrinsic finite element (VFIFE) method

Y Zhang, W Shi, D Li, X Li, Y Duan, AS Verma - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, there is a rapid demand for the development of floating offshore wind turbines
(FOWTs) for deployment in sites with deep water depths. FOWTs are highly complex …

A review of recent advancements in offshore wind turbine technology

T Asim, SZ Islam, A Hemmati, MSU Khalid - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Offshore wind turbines are becoming increasingly popular due to their higher wind energy
harnessing capabilities and lower visual pollution. Researchers around the globe have …

Exploring inflow wind condition on floating offshore wind turbine aerodynamic characterisation and platform motion prediction using blade resolved CFD simulation

Y Zhou, Q **ao, Y Liu, A Incecik, C Peyrard, D Wan… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study is aimed at investigating the effect of turbulent wind and shear wind on the
floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) structure by using a high-fidelity computational fluid …

Assessing focused wave applicability on a coupled aero-hydro-mooring FOWT system using CFD approach

Y Zhou, Q **ao, C Peyrard, G Pan - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study examines the wave type and wave steepness impacts onto the floating
offshore wind turbine (FOWT) hydro/aerodynamics. With the aid of using a high-fidelity aero …

[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 …

Large-amplitude rotation of floating offshore wind turbines: A comprehensive review of causes, consequences, and solutions

L Yang, B Li, Y Dong, Z Hu, K Zhang, S Li - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2025 - Elsevier
Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) have emerged as a promising option for
harnessing offshore wind resources, benefiting from better wind conditions in offshore areas …

Numerical modelling of dynamic responses of a floating offshore wind turbine subject to focused waves

Y Zhou, Q **ao, Y Liu, A Incecik, C Peyrard, S Li, G Pan - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we present numerical modelling for the investigation of dynamic responses of
a floating offshore wind turbine subject to focused waves. The modelling was carried out …