Characterisation of hydrodynamic loads on floating Wind Turbine Generator substructures

用于海上风力涡轮机发电机（WTG）的Stiesdal TetraSub平台是一种半潜式浮动概念，由三对压载任务组成，这些任务围绕中心柱呈三角形定位。浮式基础由适用于各种水深的拉紧系泊缆系泊。目前，作为前端工程设计（FEED）过程和载荷评估的一部分，浮式平台上的极端波浪载荷使用线性波浪理论和Morison方程相结合的方法进行预测，然后应用计算流体动力学（CFD）和有限元分析（FEA）。这种方法会导致创建多个系统模型，这可能是一种低效且无效的方法。此外，在预测浮式结构物上的波浪爬高时，也会应用类似的方法;这通常是使用模型比例水槽试验结合CFD结果进行估计。与预测极端负荷一样，这些方法有许多缺点，导致过度设计的系统，影响系统的操作、生存能力和成本

The Stiesdal TetraSub platform for offshore wind turbine generators (WTG), is a semi-submersible floating concept comprising of three pairs of ballast tasks triangularly positioned around a central column. The floating foundation is moored by taut mooring lines that can be suitable for a range of water depths.Currently, as part of the front-end engineering design (FEED) process and load assessment, extreme wave loading on floating platforms is predicted using a combination of linear wave theory and the Morison equation, followed by the application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element analysis (FEA). This approach leads to the creation of multiple system models which can be an inefficient and ineffective approach.Furthermore, similar methods are applied when predicting wave run-up on floating structures; this is typically estimated using model scale tank testing combined with CFD results. As with predicting extreme loads, these methods have a number of shortcomings, leading to over-engineered systems, which effect the operation, survivability, and cost of the system