 An experimental study on transporting a free-float capable tension leg platform for a 10 MW wind turbine in wavesJordi Mas-Soler, Emre Uzunoglu, Gabriele Bulian, C. Guedes Soares and Antonio Souto-Iglesias Renewable Energy, 2021, vol. 179, issue C, 2158-2173 Abstract: The paper presents the towing tests of CENTEC-TLP, a state-of-the-art free-float capable tension leg platform supporting a 10 MW wind turbine. The platform's design process and the overall dynamic behaviour was previously described in the literature. This work focuses on the platform's transportation stage, which is designed to have a shallow draft and certain characteristics resembling blunt bodies such as barges. The hydrodynamic behavior of this hull form in calm water and waves is investigated experimentally. The results are compared with similar relevant data available in the literature. As for added resistance in waves, the influence of wave characteristics and speed are evaluated. It is found that some of the cases display a reduction of average resistance in waves compared to calm water. Finally, the dynamic behaviour of the system in two relevant sea states is assessed with reference to risk of excessive motions during transport. Keywords: Floating wind turbine (FWT); Tension leg platform (TLP); Negative added resistance in waves; Transport tests in waves; Bluff bodies (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:renene:v:179:y:2021:i:c:p:2158-2173 DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.08.009 Access Statistics for this article Renewable Energy is currently edited by Soteris A. Kalogirou and Paul Christodoulides More articles in Renewable Energy from Elsevier |
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