Coupled Dynamic Analysis of a Spar- Type Offshore Floating Wind Turbine

Abstract

The fully coupled dynamic analysis of spar type offshore floating wind turbine is presented and a brief conceptual dimension of floater, mooring, tower, and turbine properties were used. The numerical model is generated in ANSYS-AQWA & WAMIT along with the combined wind and wave actions on the structure are analyzed. The numerical results are generated in time domain. The delta catenary mooring is employed on the spar-type floater. The aero-hydro-servo-elastic simulation is used in the analysis of the spar-type floating wind turbine. Various Operational and extreme environment conditions have been simulated. Further, the power production and the effects of aerodynamic and hydrodynamic loads on the spar type floating wind turbine are investigated.