Title
Prediction of vortex-induced vibration effects on a subsea gravity energy storage module
Author
Novgorodcev Junior, André Reinaldo (TU Delft Offshore Engineering) 
Jarquin Laguna, A. (TU Delft Offshore and Dredging Engineering)
Contributor
Soares, C. Guedes (editor)
Date
2023
Abstract
Subsea buoyancy gravity energy storage systems (SBGESS) could take advantage of large water depth to store energy in the form of potential energy. In the proposed system, drum hoists mounted on a semisubmerged support structure simultaneously lift concrete cylinders with hundreds of tonnes and lower floaters with equivalent buoyancy force, which can be released with high round trip efficiencies by inverting the motor operation. The present study addresses the potential effect of the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) produced by current velocities on the behaviour of the energy storage modules. In order to analyse the system response, a state-of-the-art VIV model was integrated with a spherical pendulum and tuned with experimental results from the literature. The numerical model allows estimating amplitudes and frequencies of oscillation for a single module in both in-line and cross-flow directions. Results are used to assess the risk between modules of collisions on a previously designed SBGESS.
To reference this document use:
https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:30c08a58-faa3-4452-949d-35696f708021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003360773-100
Publisher
CRC Press / Balkema - Taylor & Francis Group
Embargo date
2023-07-01
ISBN
9781032420035
Source
Trends in Renewable Energies Offshore - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore, RENEW 2022
Event
5th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore, RENEW 2022, 2022-11-08 → 2022-11-10, Lisbon, Portugal
Bibliographical note
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Part of collection
Institutional Repository
Document type
conference paper
Rights
© 2023 André Reinaldo Novgorodcev Junior, A. Jarquin Laguna