By using a global simulation framework that employs a domain-decomposition strategy for computational efficiency, this study investigates the effects of fully nonlinear (FNL) waves on the fatigue loads exerted on the support structure (monopile) of a fixed-bottom offshore wind turbine. A comparison is made with more conventional linear wave hydrodynamics. The FNL numerical wave solver is invoked only on specific sub-domains where nonlinearities are detected; thus, only locally in space and time, a linear wave solution is replaced by the FNL results as input to the Morison equation used for the hydrodynamic loads. The accuracy and efficiency of this strategy allows long timedomain simulations where strongly nonlinear free-surface phenomena, like imminent breaking waves, are accounted for in the prediction of structural loads. The unsteady nonlinear free-surface problem governing the propagation of gravity waves is formulated using potential theory and a higher-order boundary element method (HOBEM) is used to discretize Laplace’s equation. The FNL solver is employed and associated hydrodynamic loads are predicted in conjunction with aerodynamic loads on the rotor of a 5-MW wind turbine using the NREL open-source software, FAST. We assess fatigue loads by means of both time- and frequency-domain methods. This study shows that the use of linear theory-based hydrodynamics can lead to significant underestimation of fatigue loads and damage.
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ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
June 8–13, 2014
San Francisco, California, USA
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- Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4554-7
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E. Marino,
E. Marino
University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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C. Lugni,
C. Lugni
Maritime Research Institute, Roma, Italy
AMOS, Trondheim, Norway
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C. Borri
C. Borri
University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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E. Marino
University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
C. Lugni
Maritime Research Institute, Roma, Italy
AMOS, Trondheim, Norway
L. Manuel
University of Texas, Austin, TX
H. Nguyen
University of Texas, Austin, TX
C. Borri
University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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OMAE2014-24623, V09BT09A053; 9 pages
Published Online:
October 1, 2014
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Marino, E, Lugni, C, Manuel, L, Nguyen, H, & Borri, C. "Simulation of Nonlinear Waves on Offshore Wind Turbines and Associated Fatigue Load Assessment." Proceedings of the ASME 2014 33rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. Volume 9B: Ocean Renewable Energy. San Francisco, California, USA. June 8–13, 2014. V09BT09A053. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2014-24623
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