A new Computational Fluid Dynamic tool, based on OpenFOAM, was implemented to reproduce a physical wave tank for offshore applications. The code has new boundary conditions for deep water wave generation, a new turbulent model and a new numerical restraint to represent realistic mooring lines in OpenFOAM. A real study case application of this tool is shown hereby: a preliminary analysis of a floating wind turbine offshore Mazara del Vallo, (Italy). The application demonstrated the usefulness and capability of the model. Moreover, with active absorption, the dimension of the numerical domain, computational costs and time of the simulations are reduced.
Titolo: | Application of a new OpenFOAM tool to design a pilot floating wind farm offshore mazara del vallo (Italy) | |
Autore/i: | Paci, Agnese; Archetti, Renata | |
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Anno: | 2018 | |
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Titolo del libro: | The Proceedings of The Twenty-eighth (2018) International OCEAN AND POLAR ENGINEERING CONFERENCE | |
Pagina iniziale: | 456 | |
Pagina finale: | 461 | |
Abstract: | A new Computational Fluid Dynamic tool, based on OpenFOAM, was implemented to reproduce a physical wave tank for offshore applications. The code has new boundary conditions for deep water wave generation, a new turbulent model and a new numerical restraint to represent realistic mooring lines in OpenFOAM. A real study case application of this tool is shown hereby: a preliminary analysis of a floating wind turbine offshore Mazara del Vallo, (Italy). The application demonstrated the usefulness and capability of the model. Moreover, with active absorption, the dimension of the numerical domain, computational costs and time of the simulations are reduced. | |
Data stato definitivo: | 6-feb-2019 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 2.01 Capitolo / saggio in libro |