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Mingsheng Chen, Hongrui Guo, Rong Wang, Ran Tao and Ning Cheng
Multi-module floating system has attracted much attention in recent years as ocean space utilization becomes more demanding. This type of structural system has potential applications in the design and construction of floating piers, floating airports and...
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Tina Rezaei, Atefeh Mosahebi Mohammadi, Elham Mina, Mohammad Reza
On Gravity platform Dynamic Response is a support structure held in place by gravity. Given that the gravity platforms are supported by the sea bed but not attached to the ground, the motion of them is known as a rocking fluctuation. During the fluctuati...
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Majid A Bhinder and Jimmy Murphy
Viscous drag, nonlinear in nature, is an important aspect of the fluid?structure interaction modelling and is usually not taken into account when the fluid is assumed to be inviscid. Potential flow solvers can competently compute radiation damping, which...
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Mingsheng Chen, Mingjun Ouyang, Hongrui Guo, Meiyan Zou and Chi Zhang
Evaluating the structural safety and seakeeping performance of very large floating structures (VLFS) using the rigid module flexible connector (RMFC) method remains challenging due to the complexity of the coupled hydrodynamic?structural responses in thi...
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Bret Bosma, Tim Lewis, Ted Brekken and Annette von Jouanne
A key component in bringing ocean wave energy converters from concept to commercialization is the building and testing of scaled prototypes to provide model validation. A one quarter scale prototype of an autonomous two body heaving point absorber was mo...
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Mingsheng Chen, Lenan Yang, Xinghan Sun, Jin Pan, Kai Zhang, Lin Lin, Qihao Yun and Ziwen Chen
Evidence points to increasing the development of floating wind turbines to unlock the full potential of worldwide wind-energy generation. Barge-type floating wind turbines are of interest because of their shallow draft, structural simplicity, and moonpoo...
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Zhipeng Zang, Zhuo Fang, Kuan Qiao, Limeng Zhao and Tongming Zhou
A three-dimensional numerical model was established based on ANSYS-AQWA (R19.0) software for the purpose of analyzing the hydrodynamic characteristics of a floating breakwater. This study examines three distinct floating breakwaters with different cross-...
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Hoi-Yi Tong, Tsung-Yueh Lin and Shiu-Wu Chau
This study predicted the motion response and power performance of a floating wind turbine system equipped with a semisubmersible Taida platform, an IEA 15 MW wind turbine, and a 3 × 2 mooring design in the Hsinchu offshore area in the Taiwan Strait. The ...
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Jianxun Kuang, Guodong Chen, Zhoulong Yuan, Xiajun Qi, Qianhao Yu and Zhen Liu
The rapid development of offshore electricity grid construction has led to a great demand for submarine cable deployment. In this study, a numerical model is established based on the commercial software ANSYS-AQWA to investigate the dynamic interactions ...
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Alana Pols, Eric Gubesch, Nagi Abdussamie, Irene Penesis and Christopher Chin
This investigation focuses on the modelling of a floating oscillating water column (FOWC) wave energy converter with a numerical code (ANSYS AQWA) based on potential flow theory. Free-floating motions predicted by the numerical model were validated again...
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Tzu-Hsun Lin and Ray-Yeng Yang
Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) are one of the innovative solutions to achieve net-zero emissions. Given that Taiwan has abundant wind power resources in its western waters and wind farms are evaluated as potential sites, a strategic emphasis on ...
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Charise Cutajar, Tonio Sant, Robert N. Farrugia and Daniel Buhagiar
Floating breakwaters have recently been generating increasing interest as a vital means to provide shelter and protect the ever-increasing number of structures deployed at sea. Notwithstanding the novel ideas being put forward, to date, floating breakwat...
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Jiahui Song, Hasan Imani, Jinchao Yue and Shaolin Yang
The floating photovoltaic (FPV) array, which consists of tens or hundreds of rows of floating photovoltaic systems, exhibits great economic and environmental benefits. An FPV array arranged in the ocean will be subjected to the combined action of wind, w...
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Chunjie Wang, Xiaodong Song, Qiang Fu, Lin Cui and Peng Chen
Marine buoys need to operate in high sea areas far from land for a long time. Therefore, how to provide a long-term power supply for the buoy system is critical to be addressed. Photovoltaic (PV) power supply systems are the most commonly used power supp...
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Marcello Rava, Panagiotis Dafnakis, Vittorio Martini, Giuseppe Giorgi, Vincenzo Orlando, Giuliana Mattiazzo, Giovanni Bracco and Andrea Gulisano
This work presents the Water Energy Point Absorber (WEPA), which is a heaving single-buoy point absorber optimized for a specific site off the west coast of Sardinia Island. The aim of the study is to present the optimization process undertaken to identi...
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Mingsheng Chen, Guibo Yuan, Chun Bao Li, Xianxiong Zhang and Lin Li
The jacket is the most widely-used fixed foundation for offshore wind turbines due to its superior strength and low installation cost in relatively deep waters. Floating crane vessels are commonly used to install jacket foundations. However, the dynamic ...
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Chiemela Victor Amaechi, Facheng Wang and Jianqiao Ye
There is an increase in the utilization of the floating offshore structure (FOS) called Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring (CALM) buoys and the attached marine hoses due to the increasing demand for oil and gas products. These hoses are flexible and easier to u...
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Chiemela Victor Amaechi, Facheng Wang and Jianqiao Ye
Recent design challenges in ocean observations, energy storage, offloading/discharging, and loading operations in both the offshore-renewable industry have led to advances in the application of catenary anchor leg moorings (CALM) buoys. Due to different ...
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