Wave devouring propulsion for stabilizing floating wind turbine platform: experimental study
Wave devouring propulsion for stabilizing floating wind turbine platform: experimental study
Wave Devouring Propulsion (WDP) is a green propulsion method that uses submerged foils to convert wave energy into thrust, serving both as an auxiliary propulsion system and as a stabilizer for maritime structures. This study highlights WDP’s effectiveness in improving stability for semi-submersible offshore wind turbine platforms. Experiments on a 1:100 scaled model in regular and irregular head wave conditions were conducted in both free-floating conditions, and with a mooring system to validate WDP’s effectiveness. Results show that the integrated foil design reduced mooring line tension by 41.07% compared to the design without foils in specific scenarios, suggesting a promising avenue for future research and application.
Flapping foil, Offshore wind, Semi-submersible platform, Wave-induced propulsion
Xing, Jingru
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Wang, Junxian
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Matin, Ashkan
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Vaidya, Ninad Prashant
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Yang, Liang
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Townsend, Nicholas
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Zuo, Lei
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21 November 2024
Xing, Jingru
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Wang, Junxian
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Matin, Ashkan
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Vaidya, Ninad Prashant
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Yang, Liang
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Townsend, Nicholas
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Zuo, Lei
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Xing, Jingru, Wang, Junxian, Matin, Ashkan, Vaidya, Ninad Prashant, Yang, Liang, Townsend, Nicholas and Zuo, Lei
(2024)
Wave devouring propulsion for stabilizing floating wind turbine platform: experimental study.
Ocean Engineering, 315, [119799].
(doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.119799).
Abstract
Wave Devouring Propulsion (WDP) is a green propulsion method that uses submerged foils to convert wave energy into thrust, serving both as an auxiliary propulsion system and as a stabilizer for maritime structures. This study highlights WDP’s effectiveness in improving stability for semi-submersible offshore wind turbine platforms. Experiments on a 1:100 scaled model in regular and irregular head wave conditions were conducted in both free-floating conditions, and with a mooring system to validate WDP’s effectiveness. Results show that the integrated foil design reduced mooring line tension by 41.07% compared to the design without foils in specific scenarios, suggesting a promising avenue for future research and application.
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Accepted/In Press date: 13 November 2024
e-pub ahead of print date: 21 November 2024
Published date: 21 November 2024
Keywords:
Flapping foil, Offshore wind, Semi-submersible platform, Wave-induced propulsion
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Local EPrints ID: 496847
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/496847
ISSN: 0029-8018
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Ashkan Matin
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