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.
Application of a new OpenFOAM tool to design a pilot floating wind farm offshore mazara del vallo (Italy)
Paci, Agnese;Archetti, Renata
2018
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
