Wave response experiment on SPAR-type floating bodies for offshore wind turbine
Wave response experiment on SPAR-type floating bodies for offshore wind turbine
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2009-12
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T. Utsunomiya;Eitaro Nishida;I. Sato
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T. Utsunomiya;Eitaro Nishida;I. Sato
It is strongly desired to develop a cost-effective wind turbine system of floating-type in order to gain the renewable energy resources. In this study, the SPAR-type floating foundations using reinforced concrete are examined. The regular and irregular wave experiments are performed for 1/100 scale models of the prototypes. Three models are examined, that is, a uniform cylinder moored at the gravity center, a uniform cylinder moored at the upper position and a stepped-type floating cylinder moored at the upper position. The experimental results are compared with numerical predictions using potential theory and Morison’s equation. The stepped-type floating cylinder moored at the upper position has shown smaller motions than the uniform cylinders.