Verification and Validation of the New Dynamic Mooring Modules Available in FAST v8: Preprint

Fabian Wendt, Amy Robertson, Jason Jonkman, Morten Andersen

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Abstract

The open-source aero-hydro-servo-elastic wind turbine simulation software, FAST v8, was recently coupled to two newly developed mooring dynamics modules: MoorDyn and FEAMooring. MoorDyn is a lumped-mass-based mooring dynamics module developed by the University of Maine, and FEAMooring is a finite-element-based mooring dynamics module developed by Texas A&M University. This paper summarizes the work performed to verify and validate these modules against other mooring models and measured test data to assess their reliability and accuracy. The quality of the fairlead load predictions by the open-source mooring modules MoorDyn and FEAMooring appear to be largely equivalent to what is predicted by the commercial tool OrcaFlex. Both mooring dynamic model predictions agree well with the experimental data, considering the given limitations in the accuracy of the platform hydrodynamic load calculation and the quality of the measurement data.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages14
StatePublished - 2016
EventTwenty-sixth (2016) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE) - Rhodes, Greece
Duration: 26 Jun 20162 Jul 2016

Conference

ConferenceTwenty-sixth (2016) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE)
CityRhodes, Greece
Period26/06/162/07/16

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/CP-5000-65822

Keywords

  • FAST
  • FEAMooring
  • floating offshore wind turbine
  • modeling
  • MoorDyn
  • mooring dynamics
  • validation
  • verification

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