Development of CFD Method for safety assessment of floating offshore wind turbine systems

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24360358
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Naval and maritime engineering
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: HU Changhong 九州大学, 応用力学研究所, 教授 (20274532)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SUEYOSHI Makoto 九州大学, 応用力学研究所, 助教 (80380533) ; KYOUZUKA Yusaku 九州大学, 総合理工学研究院, 教授 (80177948)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 洋上風力発電 / 安全性評価

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Researches have been carried out on development of the CFD method for predicting maximum wave loads and maximum wind loads on floating offshore wind turbine systems. The CIP based Cartesian grid method has been improved and a wind turbine model and a mooring line model have been implemented. Model experiments on the floating wind turbine platform under strong wind and large wave conditions have also been carried out for validation of the CFD code.

Free Research Field

船舶海洋工学