Ultimate loads and response analysis of a monopile supported offshore wind turbine using fully coupled simulation

Renewable Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2017, Pages 126-143

  Morato ^a   Sriramula, S ^a   Krishnan, N ^b   Nichols, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b LLOYD'S REGISTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design load case; Monopile; Offshore wind turbine; Response analysis; Support structure; Ultimate load

Indexed keywords

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; WIND TURBINES;

DESIGN LOAD; MONOPILE; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SUPPORT STRUCTURES; ULTIMATE LOADS;

OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN METHOD; EQUIPMENT; FOUNDATION; LOADING; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER GENERATION; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SUPPORT STRUCTURE; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 84989865066     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2016.08.056     Document Type: Article

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