Innovation & Cooperation in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Association

Model Testing of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

A Joint Industry Project (JIP) for model testing of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines [FOWT] is proposed. Three typical modern floating offshore wind turbine hull forms including: a Spar, a semi-submersible and a TLP platform, will be design and tested for the same conditions. A 1:50 model scale 15MW IEA wind turbine with full data support will be used for testing. The objective of this project is to investigate the fundamental and critical parameters of typical floating wind turbine platforms under the same operational and survival design conditions through a series of mode tests conducted in an advanced offshore wind model basin. The testing results could provide valuable data and guidance for the JIP members in their research, design and construction of floating offshore wind turbine platforms.

开展深远海浮式风电平台水动力性能水池试验研究联合工业项目(JIP)。该项目针对按照同等条件设计的三种典型浮式风电平台开展水池试验研究,包括:立柱式平台、半潜式平台和张力腿式平台。该项目将采用数据齐全的IEA 15兆瓦风机方案和1:50试验模型。旨在利用先进的风电试验水池及设施,通过一系列模型试验获得典型浮式风电平台在工作工况和生存工况下海洋环境与物理模型相互作用的关键性能参数。为联合工业项目会员单位开展浮式风电平台的研究、设计和建造提供重要的水池试验数据和指导。

INITIATING MEMBERS | 发起单位

• Wuhu Shipyard | 芜湖造船厂

• Harbin Engineering University | 哈尔滨工程大学

• Bureau Veritas | 法国船级社

• CGN New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd. | 中广核新能源控股有限公司

SCHEDULE | 时间表

Call for Participates and Introduction Meeting at ICNAME2024 | ICNAME2024会议JIP项目发布会:2024.8.23

First Meeting at Harbin Engineering Univ. | 第一次会员会,地址哈尔滨工程大学: 2024.8.25

Testing Model Desing and Preparation before | 模型设计和制作 截止于:2024.12

Model Tests Start | 水池试验开始:2025.1

CONTACT | 联系方式

JIP Contact:Prof. Ma Gang | 项目联系人: 马刚教授 13674668409  magang@hrbeu.edu.cn

TESTING DETAILS | 试验明细

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Three Typical OFWT Hull Forms are designed for a selected water depth based on the well-known IEA 15MW wind turbine. | 按照设定水深和IEA15兆瓦风机设计和水池试验3种典型漂浮式风电平台:

- Spar 立柱式平台    - Semi 半潜式平台  - TLP 张力腿式平台

The IEA 15MW Wind Turbine | IEA 15兆瓦风机:

Three-blade upwind horizontal axis wind turbine; the overall weight of the rotor-cabin system is about 1,000 tons | 三叶片的上风式水平轴风力发电机; 转子-机舱系统整体重量约1千吨;

The diameter is 240m; the rated wind speed is 10.6m/s; the maximum blade tip speed is 95m/s. | 叶轮直径240m; 额定发电风速为10.6m/s; 最大叶尖速度可达95m/s。

The blade uses DTU FFA-W3 airfoil, the total length of 117m. | 叶片为公开的DTU FFA-W3系列翼型,全长117m。

Model Testing Load Cases | 水池试验内容:

- Free decay | 自由衰减;

- RAO test | 白噪声试验;

- Wind only | 单纯风试验;

- Wind + Regular Wave Conditions | 风-规则波耦合(切入、正常发电、切出);

- Wind + Irregular Wave Conditions | 风-不规则波耦合(切入、正常发电、切出);

- Maximum Wind Stalled Condition | 台风-停机工况

TESTING FACILITY | 试验设施 

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Location: Qing Dao Ocean Unmanned Equipment Innovation Base | 

水池地址:青岛海洋无人装备创新基地

Model Basin Dimension: 30mÍ10mÍ10m(Depth)| 

水池规格:30米Í10米Í10米(深)

Wind Generator: Outlet dimension 5mÍ5m; Max wind speed 15m/s; Wind pattern Constant & Stochastic with vertical distributions; Wind angles ±0-90° |

造风设备:风阵5米Í5米,试验区最大风速15米/秒,造风角度±0-90°,垂向分布定常风和脉动风。

Wave Maker: 20-paddles; Regular & irregular waves; Max wave height 0.8m; Period 0.3-4s |

造波系统:20板同步带电机驱动,可造规则波、不规则波,最大波高0.8米,周期0.3-4秒。

FUND & MEMBERSHIP | 资金和会员资格

The JIP organizer raised 2 million yuan as the initial fund for this project. | 

联合工业项目组织单位筹集了200万元作为本项目的初始基金

Full membership | 全会员资格:

Participates in project planning and tests, access of all test data results, and request of custom tests and results. Membership fees are determined based on the final number of participates. | 参与项目的策划及试验内容的确定、获得全部试验数据结果、并且可定制所需的试验内容及数据结果。会员费根据最终参与单位数目决定。

Limited membership | 有限会员资格:

Participates in project planning and limit access to the requested test results. Membership fees based on the number of requested results. | 参与项目的策划、可获得部分要求的试验结果。会员费根据所需求的数据结果交纳。

Observers | 观察员:

Participates in planning meetings and no access to experimental data and results. Free to participate with permission. | 参与策划会议,不拥有试验数据和结果。经同意免费参加。