Parametric Optimization of Dynamic Power Cable Configurations: For Floating Offshore Wind Applications

Floating offshore wind turbines offer opportunities to harvest wind energy at deep-water locations, where the construction of fixed-base turbines is infeasible. The dynamic power cables, which interconnect turbines and transport the generated electricity, are under large dynamic stresses due to the environmental loads and the motion of the...

Design of Monopile Foundations to Support the DTU 10 MW Offshore Wind Turbine

Further advancements in the offshore wind industry, which come with the use of larger wind turbines at deeper water, require larger support structures. For shallow and intermediate water depths, monopile foundations still remain the most widely-used and cost-effective support structure due to the relative simplicity of fabrication and...

Flexible Riser Fatigue Analysis: Studying Conservatism in Flexible Riser Fatigue Analysis and Development of an Engineering Model to Study Influencing Parameters of Local Wire Stress

First, the focus of a literature review was on industry visions and fatigue life assessments. Hence fatigue analysis methodology —with a special focus on local modelling— was thoroughly investigated because this is the Shell and industry accepted method to define and assess fatigue life. Secondly, a new strategy was developed to stretch the...