ENE905 Numerical Modeling and Simulation (Spring 2024)
- ECTS Credits:
- 2.5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Engineering and Science
- Course Leader:
- Sathyajith Mathew
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Offshore Wind Energy
Teaching language
Recommended previous knowledge
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- have knowledge of dynamic properties of bottom-fixed offshore wind turbines.
- have knowledge of dynamic properties of floating offshore wind turbines.
- can carry out aero-hydro-servo-elastic simulations of offshore wind turbines in a software.
- can perform data post-processing and design checks based on the simulation results.
Contents
Static and eigenvalue analysis of bottom-fixed offshore wind turbines - graphical user interface of software (material, structure, element type, boundary condition), numerical methods, results.
Dynamic analysis of bottom-fixed offshore wind turbines - material, structure, elements, boundary condition, wind loads, wave loads, numerical methods, results.
Decay tests of floating offshore wind turbines -definition of coordinate system, floater and mooring system, numerical method, results.
Dynamic analysis of floating offshore wind turbines -definition of coordinate system, floater and mooring system, environmental loads, numerical method, results.
Design check for bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind turbines -design load cases, simulation setup, fatigue damage, ultimate load strength.