MARLIN Modular Floating Platform for Offshore Wind : Concept Assessment

马林项目将评估和开发用于海上风能的模块化浮动平台系统的新概念。该项目将确认建造和部署漂浮结构的新方法在技术和商业上的可行性，该漂浮结构能够支持ISO标准货运集装箱大小模块中的商业相关大小的风力涡轮机。目前漂浮海上风能的示范概念需要世界上大多数地区无法获得或无法获得的规模的基础设施。消除海上漂浮采用障碍所需的成本削减将来自开发不需要大型基础设施的方法，以及使用具有成本效益的大规模制造方法来制造建筑模块。拟议的模块化方法，包括专门设计的更小、更轻的建筑模块，可以拖到SEA进行组装，在技术上与当前的概念和演示程序有很大不同。这一概念将解决在海上漂浮风中令人望而却步的建造、后勤和部署成本的问题。主要的研究目标是设计模块和整体结构，以数学和物理模型进行验证，进行波浪水池和海况测试，并开发制造方法。该项目将提供：设计低成本的单模块积木结构，设计全模块可配置结构，创建物理和数学模型，水箱测试和物理模型的海上测试，制造可行性分析，包括材料选择研究和确定沿海地点以及采用该技术的新市场。斯特拉斯克莱德大学的两个工程系，AFRC和NAME，将与联盟的其他成员合作。NAOME在联盟中的角色是为两种不同类型的浮动模块-被动模块和动态模块-开发详细的半潜水动力模拟模型。将在代表风力涡轮机部署地点的一系列不同海况下进行两个模块概念的比例模型。将测量和分析结果，并将测试和模拟的结果提供给主要合作伙伴。AFRC的角色是为初始和改进的模块开发有限元(FE)模型，以确定它们在不同荷载情况下的结构强度性能的适宜性。一旦确定了模块的最佳配置，AFRC将为用所选模块制作的最终结构组件的两种不同配置开发有限元模型，并模拟整体结构的性能。将提供一份报告，总结调查结果。由于该项目的复杂性、合作伙伴的地理分布以及该项目的密切合作性质，AFRC还将在该项目的管理方面为Frontier Technical提供支持。

Project MARLIN will assess and develop a new concept for a modular floating platform system for offshore wind. Theproject will confirm technical and commercial feasibility of the novel method of construction and deployment of floatingstructures capable of supporting commercially relevant size wind turbines from ISO standard freight container-sizedmodules. Current demonstrator concepts in floating offshore wind require infrastructure of the scale unavailable orinaccessible in most of the world. Cost reductions needed to remove barriers to floating offshore adoption will come fromdevelopment of methods not requiring large infrastructure and use of cost-effective mass manufacturing methods formaking the construction modules.The proposed modular approach, with specially designed smaller and lighter building modules that could be towed out tosea for assembly, is significantly technically different from the current concepts and demonstrators. The concept willresolve the issue of prohibitively high cost of construction, logistics, and deployment in floating offshore wind.The main overarching research objective is to design the modules and the full structure, test those out as mathematical andphysical models, carry out wave tank and sea conditions testing, and development of the manufacturing method. Theproject will deliver: design of a low-cost single module building block structure, design of a full modular configurablestructure, creating physical and mathematical models, tank tests and sea test of physical models, analysis of manufacturingfeasibility including a materials selection study and identification of coastal sites and new markets for adoption of thetechnology.Two of the University of Strathclyde engineering departments, AFRC and NAOME, will work together with the othermembers of the consortium.NAOME's role within the consortium is to develop a detailed hydrodynamic simulation model of the semi-submersibleconcept for two different types of floating modules - a passive one and a dynamic one which can have its buoyancy andorientation altered. Scaled models of the two module concepts under a range of different sea states representative ofwhere the wind turbines will be deployed will be conducted. The results will be measured and analysed and a reportprovided to the lead partner on the findings from both tests and simulations.AFRC's role is to develop a finite element (FE) model for the initial and refined modules, to determine their suitability interms of structural strength performance under different load cases. Once the best configuration for the module has beendetermined, the AFRC will develop a FE model for two different configurations of the final structural assembly made withthe selected module and simulate the performance of the overall structures. A report will be provided, summarising thefindings. Due to the complexity of the project, the geographical spread of the partners and the close collaborative nature ofthe project, AFRC will also support Frontier Technical in the management of the project.