Scalewind
SCALEWIND JIP
Publieke samenvatting / Public summary
Aanleiding
The coupling between the aerodynamic loading on the wind turbine, its blade pitch controller actions, the flexible tower and blades, the floater hydrodynamics, and the mooring system, demands an integrated approach to the design evaluation. For validation, an extensive model test will be carried out, focusing on aspects critical to the fatigue load and/or where numerical models show large uncertainty.
Doelstelling
The goal of the SCALEWIND JIP is to establish validated procedures, models and datasets for the combined numerical and experimental modelling of the fatigue load for critical components of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine at the 15+ MW scale. Sensitivities and relative importance of the physics when considering much larger systems can change, and we need to ensure we can evaluate our ability to accurately model and design these larger systems.
The coupling between the aerodynamic loading on the wind turbine, its blade pitch controller actions, the flexible tower and blades, the floater hydrodynamics, and the mooring system, demands an integrated approach to the design evaluation. For validation, an extensive model test will be carried out, focusing on aspects critical to the fatigue load and/or where numerical models show large uncertainty.
Doelstelling
The goal of the SCALEWIND JIP is to establish validated procedures, models and datasets for the combined numerical and experimental modelling of the fatigue load for critical components of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine at the 15+ MW scale. Sensitivities and relative importance of the physics when considering much larger systems can change, and we need to ensure we can evaluate our ability to accurately model and design these larger systems.