@inproceedings{d0a9effd9c994c81956b9ca2d2c15e75,
title = "Impact of rotor misalignment due to platform motions on floating offshore wind turbine blade loads",
abstract = "The rotor of a horizontal-axis floating offshore wind turbine is more frequently misaligned with the oncoming wind than that of a fixed offshore or onshore wind turbine due to the pitch and yaw motions of the floating support structure. This can lead to increased unsteady loading and fatigue on the components beyond those considered in the standard load cases. In this work, the Simulator fOr Wind Farm Applications (SOWFA) tool within the CFD toolbox OpenFOAM is used to perform simulations of a wind turbine at different stationary angles to the oncoming wind flow that a floating wind turbine may experience, so that the impact of misaligned flow on power production and blade loading can be studied. The turbine is modelled using an actuator line method which is coupled with NREL{\textquoteright}s aeroelastic code FAST to compute the structural response. The results of this study will be used in future work to optimise the rotor geometry of a floating offshore wind turbine.",
author = "Smith, {Rachael E.} and Pillai, {Ajit C.} and Gavin Tabor and Thies, {Philipp R.} and Lars Johanning",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2019 ASME.; ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2019 ; Conference date: 09-06-2019 Through 14-06-2019",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1115/OMAE2019-95759",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE",
publisher = "American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)",
booktitle = "Ocean Renewable Energy",
address = "United States",
}
