Abstract
The objective of this paper is to assess the sources of experimental uncertainty in an offshore wind validation campaign focused on better understanding the nonlinear hydrodynamic response behavior of a floating semisubmersible. The test specimen and conditions were simplified compared to other floating wind test campaigns to reduce potential sources of uncertainties and better focus on the hydrodynamic load attributes. Repeat tests were used to understand the repeatability of the test conditions and to assess the level of random uncertainty in the measurements. Attention was also given to understanding bias in all components of the test. The end goal of this work is to set uncertainty bounds on the response metrics of interest, which will be used in future work to evaluate the success of modeling tools in accurately calculating hydrodynamic loads and the associated motion responses of the system.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2018 |
Event | ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2018 - Madrid, Spain Duration: 17 Jun 2018 → 22 Jun 2018 |
Conference
Conference | ASME 2018 37th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE 2018 |
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Country/Territory | Spain |
City | Madrid |
Period | 17/06/18 → 22/06/18 |
Bibliographical note
See NREL/CP-5000-70877 for preprintNREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5000-72831
Keywords
- floating
- hydrodynamic loading
- semisubmersible
- uncertainty
- wind energy