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Quantifying the impact of modeling fidelity on different substructure concepts – Part 2: Code-to-code comparison in realistic environmental conditions
Department of Industrial Engineering, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, 50139, Italy
Giancarlo Troise
Seapower scrl, Naples, 80121, Italy
Robert Behrens de Luna
Hermann Föttinger Institute, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, 10623, Germany
Joseph Saverin
Hermann Föttinger Institute, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, 10623, Germany
Sebastian Perez-Becker
Hermann Föttinger Institute, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, 10623, Germany
David Marten
Hermann Föttinger Institute, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, 10623, Germany
Marie-Laure Ducasse
Saipem S.A., 1/7 Avenue San Fernando, 78884 Saint Quentin Yvelines CEDEX, France
Alessandro Bianchini
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Department of Industrial Engineering, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, 50139, Italy
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Wind turbines need to be simulated for thousands of hours to estimate design loads. Mid-fidelity numerical models are typically used for this task to strike a balance between computational cost and accuracy. The considerable displacements of floating wind turbines may be a challenge for some of these models. This paper enhances comprehension of how modeling theories affect floating wind turbine loads by comparing three codes across three turbines, simulated in a real environment.
Wind turbines need to be simulated for thousands of hours to estimate design loads. Mid-fidelity...
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