Design Waves: a new basis for safer and more efficient offshore systems

该项目将克服海洋工程设计核心的一个根本问题，影响我们的石油，天然气和可再生能源行业。海浪是随机的，但波浪-结构相互作用的最佳设计工具（模型测试和计算流体动力学）需要短的、精确定义的波浪序列。该项目将建立一个范式转变，通过为不同的海上系统开发的新的统一设计波方法来弥合这一差距，每个系统都有不同的关键性。新方法将融合流体力学、统计学和应用数学的先进技术。这些成果将减少不确定性，改善风电场和天然气平台等设施的设计和安全性。

This project will overcome a fundamental issue at the heart of ocean engineering design, impacting our oil, gas and renewables industries. Ocean waves are random, yet the best design tools for wave-structure interaction (model testing and computational fluid dynamics) require short, precisely-defined wave sequences. This project will establish a paradigm shift, bridging this gap via a new unified Design Wave methodology developed for a diverse set of offshore systems, each with different criticalities. The new methodology will fuse advanced techniques in fluid mechanics, statistics and applied maths. The outcomes will create reductions in uncertainty and improvements in design and safety for facilities such as wind farms and gas platforms.