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<p>One of the methods of modelling the movement of floating wind turbines is the use of the diffraction method. However, this method does not take into account the influence of viscosity; therefore, in many cases, it needs to be extended with a matrix of appropriate coefficients. The effect of viscosity causes both the added mass coefficient and the damping coefficient to increase. The determined coefficients were entered into the ANSYS AQWA program, and the calculation results of the transfer function determined with the use of linear and quadratic damping were presented. The results were compared with the results of the experiment, indicating greater convergence for the quadratic model.</p>
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One of the methods of modelling the movement of floating wind turbines is the use of the diffraction method. However, this method does not take into account the influence of viscosity; therefore, in many cases, it needs to be extended with a matrix of appropriate coefficients. The effect of viscosity causes both the added mass coefficient and the damping coefficient to increase. The determined coefficients were entered into the ANSYS AQWA program, and the calculation results of the transfer function determined with the use of linear and quadratic damping were presented. The results were compared with the results of the experiment, indicating greater convergence for the quadratic model.

Modelling of the Viscosity Effect of Heave Plates for Floating Wind Turbines by Hydrodynamic Coefficients

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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One of the methods of modelling the movement of floating wind turbines is the use of the diffraction method. However, this method does not take into account...

Modelling of the Viscosity Effect of Heave Plates for Floating Wind Turbines by Hydrodynamic Coefficients

Published Online: Jul 16, 2023

Page range: 469 - 476

Received: Feb 27, 2023

Accepted: Apr 24, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2023-0054

Keywords
spar platforms, heave plates, hydrodynamic coefficient, floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs)

© 2023 Ewelina Ciba et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Modelling of the Viscosity Effect of Heave Plates for Floating Wind Turbines by Hydrodynamic Coefficients

Published Online: Jul 16, 2023

Page range: 469 - 476

Received: Feb 27, 2023

Accepted: Apr 24, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2023-0054

Keywordsspar platforms, heave plates, hydrodynamic coefficient, floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs)

© 2023 Ewelina Ciba et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
spar platforms, heave plates, hydrodynamic coefficient, floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs)